John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My main point concerns the economic situation in which a city such as Waterford finds itself and the impact of cutting rail services. I do not believe Irish Rail takes into account the overall effect this has on a city suffering a 25% unemployment rate. It is very significant. We have seen an alarming number of jobs and services leave the city in the past ten years and this needs to be taken into account by the NTA.