Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

On the Foynes line, even though the contract at the moment is to develop for freight purposes, we see in the mid west that it can have multiple uses. In particular, there is a passenger opportunity on that line as well. The Ryder Cup will be taking place here in 2027. We would really like to see passenger services provided on the line in advance of that. We spoke yesterday about the new station in Raheen. There was a wonderful announcement regarding analogue devices there. There are approximately 8,000 people working in Raheen. I would not like to see that line being considered as freight only. The opportunity for the region is far greater than that, notwithstanding how important freight is.