Commuter Belt - Noel Dempsey, Minister for the Environment and Local Government

How do you travel to and from work? By car

How do you travel to and from work? By car

How long does it take? It varies, depending on where I'm going to and coming from.

What time do you leave home? Between 6.30 a.m. and 7 a.m.

What time do you get back? It varies, but usually between 10.30 p.m. and midnight.

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Do you travel the same route every day? Yes - to Dublin each morning - but the return journey varies, because I could be travelling home from anywhere.

What do you enjoy about your commute? I have a driver, so it enables me to get through a lot of work, like reading briefs, making phone calls and so on.

What bothers you most about your commute? The fact that traffic is getting heavier and some people think we don't need new and improved roads, and public transport.

Would you change your mode of transport if you could? Yes. Either a helicopter or a good train from Navan.

How could your journey be improved? Better roads, better public transport and better driving standards.

In conversation with Sylvia Thompson