Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Following up on Senator Horkan's point, Councillor Jim Gildea also contacted me about the Bray to Greystones railway line. My understanding is that the line as far as Bray is a double line and from Bray to Greystones and onwards, it is a single line. Once again, the most important question is why a double line was not considered. Is the NTA going to have a feasibility study of the plan?

I do not know if my next point was raised earlier. Councillor Sharon Tolan has highlighted the issue of fair fares and the 90-minute fare. I ask the witnesses to address why an extension of the application of the fare outside Dublin was not considered. I think some were asking for it to be extended for travel as far as Drogheda. That particular issue has been raised in numerous areas. In my capacity as a Deputy representing Limerick city, I must highlight that the Minister for Transport wrote to the NTA about the draft Limerick-Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy, LSMATS. Did he do anything similar with the greater Dublin area strategy? Has anything in the strategy been included at the request or on the direction of the Minister for Transport that would not otherwise have been included in the view of the NTA?