Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Bus Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath and Iarnród Éireann
Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I will support Mr. Allen in that. To be fair, the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy is a fantastic document that must become a real living document we can all see developing. I will support Mr. Allen in that. To give his staff credit, there has been profound change. I accept that the Acela was probably a bad example for me to use but the Spanish example could be a model. I take Mr. Allen's point about the billions that it would cost but, like Deputy Crowe, I think that if the customer can be given an enhanced experience, more people will use buses and trains instead of using cars. That was the point I was making.
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