Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To Limerick Junction. There are plenty of services from Limerick Junction on, but how does someone get there? If someone wants to go from Waterford to Limerick directly, via Limerick Junction, there are two services. Similarly the train to Ballybrophy, Roscrea, Nenagh, Birdhill, Casteconnell and Limerick goes through sizeable towns, and a sizable heavy urban area, but there are two services a day. If three is the minimum service requirement, how is it these areas are being held back with two? Has the NTA been pounding and banging the door down at Iarnród Éireann to get it to three, four, five or six? My belief is there should be ten services a day each way on these railway lines. As the infrastructure is so expensive, why not use it? As I said, it was fascinating that three services were mentioned as a minimum but these areas only have two. It is not like a rural bus route. Somebody has invested huge money in upgrading the tracks and all the infrastructure and then there are no trains. I am sure the Leas-Chathaoirleach will fully agree with me on this.