Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)

With regard to transport infrastructure and its delivery, the focus has very much been in the hinterland of Dublin and, to a lesser extent, the other urban centres around the country. In light of this, what steps will be taken in the forthcoming national development plan by the departmental team to ensure delivery in the BMW region? It appears that a cooking of the books is taking place. For example, if one looks at Iarnród Éireann, it has invested in the BMW region by building maintenance sheds in Drogheda and Portlaoise to service trains that are serving the southern and eastern regions, but not the BMW——

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