Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As someone who uses the Enterprise rail service regularly to travel to and from work here, the report is stark when one looks at the potential implications for cross-Border rail services. There is significant demand for it to upgrade to an hourly service. This was re-affirmed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade recently in an interview with the Irish Independent. Belfast City Council has agreed on a motion for the adoption of an hourly and improved rail service between both of the main cities on the island. Will Ms Anne Graham and Mr. Barry Kenny elaborate on the engagement between Iarnród Éireann, Translink, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Department for Infrastructure in the North for offsetting some of those direct negative implications for workers, commuters, tourists and students who avail of this service? We are reaching a point where we need to hear at mid-government and Civil Service level of what exchanges are taking place to offset some of these negative implications?