Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Issues such as park and ride are important. It is fabulous when park and ride facilities are provided at train stations for commuters but if CIE can treble the parking rate for a week from €1 a day to €3 or €4 a day, it defeats the purpose. Does the authority have a role in agreeing the CIE fees to be charged in its park and ride facilities and car parks? It has a role in terms of the fare. The rate one must pay at the station, in effect, is part of the fare for one’s journey.