Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses. We are talking about the all-island rail strategy, which was directed towards interconnectivity between cities. It did not concentrate so much on suburban rail services. I contend that if we want people to take intercity journeys, they will often start with another public transport mode, such as suburban transport modes. I might get the DART from Bray to Connolly Station to get a train to Sligo, for example. Are the witnesses satisfied the suburban rail strategy is satisfactory and there is enough emphasis on that with the DART, the potential electrification of Limerick, Cork and the double-tracking into Galway?