Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. That is my experience of dealing with people from the area as well. It is important for the area that the rail line being built will accommodate passengers as well as freight when it reopens. This would open up opportunities all the way down to Adare. We will also be pushing for complementary benefits from the port as well to make sure that is done. When we are refurbishing and bringing back into use an old abandoned line, we should bring it to passenger standard because many other benefits accrue from it.