John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a final question as I will not come back in. Rail services are also in that document. It mentions priority additional services to Plunkett Station in Waterford to improve connectivity. I am trying to understand the NTA's remit in the context of the review under way at the moment, in terms of the Irish Rail consultation currently open for some of the intercity routes. One of their proposals is that there would be an 8.15 a.m. service from Dublin, but it only goes as far as Carlow and returns to Dublin. It does not actually go to Waterford. The last service on Monday to Friday from Dublin is at 6.30 p.m., which is obviously problematic for a lot of people. It therefore necessitates the need for a car when you cannot get back on a later train. If we are trying to develop services and move people towards rail, it seems counterintuitive to put in a service which is going to Carlow and back to Dublin.