Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)

The Minister's answer in regard to the area east of Dunshaughlin may concern vested interests but the entire county of Meath has to do with zoned land and vested interests. That is why we were at the top of the list the other day.

However, my interest in this has nothing to do with that issue. I do not even know who owns the land but a railway is built for people. The previous rail line was built for cattle and for shipping hay, turnips and carrots to the markets in Dublin. Now, however, we are talking about Ratoath and Dunshaughlin, two major towns. There is more to life than the town of Navan. I want to know who picked this route and I will find that out in the end and will discover how this could be announced on a day when Irish Rail did not even know about it. It was announced for political reasons.

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