Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wrote recently to the committee Chairman and the clerk about this. We want to see the new facilities at Heuston, but it would be nice to marry the two on the day and see how the preservation is going. I think a lot of members would have a personal interest in seeing the two so I hope it can happen.

If the Chairman will forgive me, I would like to use my last few minutes to talk about some more local issues. Mr. Meade has been very engaging on the campaign to reopen a rail stop at Crusheen and I would like him to comment on that. It looks like a no-brainer. It is perfectly positioned on the line to Galway. At a time when many students attending college in Galway cannot afford accommodation it would be a very short commute for many of them if this was sorted. It would equally work for Limerick. It is something that has a lot of political buy-in and there is huge community buy-in.

Mr. Meade might also comment on the proposal to have new stops coming out from Limerick out towards Clare with that rail spur to Shannon. It is something I feel very passionate about, as Mr. Meade knows, and he shares that passion. How realistic is all that? If there was an adrenaline shot of funding from Government, how soon could a project like that see the light of day?