Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I was going to bring that up myself. We have seen from the Department's response that there are a few factors here to be dealt with when consideration is being given to the petition and how the reinstatement of rail services fits into the overall strategic rail review and how a greenway could safely function alongside a functioning railway line. Once the petition comes in, I am quite sure the two gentlemen or whoever represents them at that stage can put our minds at ease. For the benefit of people watching, one signature is sufficient to get a petition in front of us. It is not like other petitions where you need a couple of hundred or thousand signatures. As Deputy Buckley said, it is the one opportunity for members of the public to have their voices heard in front of the committee and on the floor of the Dáil.