It's the Little Things

With the economy doing pretty well (no one say Pfizer) if anything screws the government, it will be quality of life issues such as health, education, and transport. Transport is one where with Minister Clueless at the helm, they are seen to have performed particularly badly.

Cullen will be the focus of much debate in the coming months and his performance must rank at the lower end of the spectrum in this government. He is a soft target and further revelations about NRA advice on the port tunnell and the continuing mess that is Dublin's traffic system atest to his failure to get to grips with his brief. His appointment of Tom Mulcahey indicates a complete lack of political responsibility.

Todays Indo has a small piece on commute times by bus. This gives some indication of just how badly Cullen is failing in his brief.

Fortunately for him, they seem to love him down Waterford way.


From the Irish Independent
The survey shows:
* A car will travel from Bray to Foxrock Church 7.34 minutes faster than a bus which takes 27.06 minutes.
*TBallymun to Dorset Street Lower: a bus travels in 20.33 minutes, compared with 20 minutes for a car.
* West of the M50 to Camden Street: a bus takes 41.45 minutes, a car does the trip 2.29 minutes faster.
* Raheny to Fairview: a car takes 25 minutes, a bus 1.32 minutes longer.