Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The problem is that Irish Rail effectively is competing in a national transport market. If it is not providing the service and it is very difficult if someone can use a bus and get far better Wi-Fi coverage. I would have thought it to be an imperative for Irish Rail that it ensures Wi-Fi and mobile coverage and I ask the National Transport Authority to take it up with the company. My final point pertains to the offering it provides. The provision of such coverage would encourage significantly more people to travel by Irish Rail because it is far easier to get work done when one is travelling on a train and these are practical measures we do not talk about. Does the authority take into account those measurements when allocating funding?