While I agree with using government policy to allow flexible work schedules and more work-from-home, it's not going to do jack-squat to help with traffic congestion. It's not that hard to understand once you know why: The insane level of congestion on the M50 suppresses demand for travel on it; anybody who doesn't need to be on the highway at that time either stays home, or goes at a different time. That means that there are many car trips that aren't happening under current conditions.

The latent demand means that If flexible scheduling or WFH does free up room on the M50, it becomes attractive to drive on it again for those people who previously stayed away due to congestion. And they will, as long as driving on the M50 provides them some marginal benefit. It won't be until the congestion reaches a level that caused them to stay off the motorway in the first place that they'll stay off the motorway again.

So, uh, crazy suggestion, I know, but unless the cars themselves have some business in Dublin, maybe provide a fast, convenient way for people to get in and out of the city? It'd be way more efficient, because gosh do cars take up a lot of space.