Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thought we were going to be given some of the details in the context of the budget. I would like to know how much a train would cost and the amount included in the budget for such expenditure. It is welcome that there is an increased budget and that there is money available to buy rolling stock, buses and all the rest, but we need to know exactly what is included in the budget in order that we can do our work and know exactly what is likely to be funded. There is a five-year lean-in period in the ordering of trains. We need to know if some of the money is provided for in this year's budget and the orders have been made.