Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is absolutely critical for the reasons Ms Graham outlined. I urge any future Government to adopt that type of policy. The transport budget will always be there, but knowing what the ratio of the spend will be gives confidence.

We spoke about driver recruitment earlier. How does train driver recruitment stand at the moment? I engaged with the NTA about improving the weekend service to Greystones. It is every half hour Monday to Friday, but it is an hourly service at the weekend at the moment. I would like to see that improved. We are waiting for train drivers and I expect to see an improvement in the service. Will the NTA tell me about the progress on rail recruitment?