Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Would the witness accept that I did not come down in the last shower? This has been a very carefully choreographed move by Iarnród Éireann, which has run very poor services on these lines that nobody in their senses would take. Would Mr. Meade accept that it was very curious that the focus of the media reporting of this issue was on this €11 million or €12 million as being the solution to its problems, which is less than 10% of Iarnród Éireann's losses?

Segment analysis has been defined along four routes. This report has a map which shows certain lines, which happen to be Athenry to Ennis, Limerick to Ballybrophy, Waterford to Limerick Junction and Rosslare to Gorey, in an orange colour compared with the blue. When we go behind that we find a detailed analysis on bus alternatives. That, on television soap operas, would be considered leading the witness. Would Mr. Meade accept that Iarnród Éireann was leading the witness through this report and creating public opinion to close these railway lines?