Issues
The cost of building the original Red and Green Lines was €728m. It was envisaged in the original plans that the Green Line would intersect the Red Line at O'Connell Street. However two separate unconnected lines were built, leaving a 15 minute walk - through O'Connell Street, Westmoreland Street, College Green and Grafton Street - between the two lines. Plans to link the lines were announced with the proposed building of the BX Line under Transport 21; this will now go ahead in 2013.
Park and ride charges have also attracted criticism. The cost of parking for a full day is €4. It was described by former government TD and head of the Dáil transport Committee Eoin Ryan as "unacceptable for Luas to charge passengers for parking at their Park and Ride facilities on top of ticket fares".
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