John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There needs to be cognisance of the economic situation in a city such as Waterford. Some people might say cutting three or four rail services has an insignificant effect, but it has an effect on a city that is suffering badly in this economic climate. The NTA is the only organisation that can check Irish Rail when it cuts, as it continually does, rail services to and from Waterford city. It mentioned the possibility that the rail travel times between Dublin and Waterford would be reduced, potentially, by 18 minutes on some of the services. Is that the witnesses' understanding?