Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC
2:00 pm
Mr. Fergal O'Brien:
There are some opportunities. Clearly where we have good rail infrastructure, there are business opportunities around freight.
The key priority for most larger businesses and SMEs is having the high-quality road network that can get product to market in a flexible way as quickly as possible. Rail freight very often does not have that kind of flexibility, but it does suit some industries of larger volumes and intensive industries. The key priority is really the road upgrade.