Ryan O'Meara (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)

There has been quite a significant level of funding with the continuous welded rail and the maintenance and improvement works on that line over the last decade or so. The frustration is that there are no additional services, the times at which they run do not suit commuters and the journey times are still so slow and the journey is so long. Until it is built in such a way that people can use it, it is going to be termed as not being used with high frequency or being in high demand. That is obviously going to be the case when it is unreliable and the services are slow. I am here at this committee today as a non-member to bring Ms Considine’s attention to it because it is something I will be continuing to raise with her.