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

We can confirm the figures because Mr. Kenny gave them to me. When the connection was made between Limerick and Galway, many people said it would not work. The figures are: Limerick to Ennis, 86,130 passengers in 2022; Ennis to Athenry, 214,648; Athenry to Galway, 229,000; and Oranmore to Galway, 97,000. That is a total of 626,778. Am I right in thinking that the main constraint on growth of passenger numbers on the line now is that the platforms are too short and there are not enough passing loops?