Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)

The Minister referred to the cost of fuel in general and our level of dependence on road haulage. What progress has his Department made in the context of trying to get freight back onto our railways? I refer, in particular, to the possibility of routing freight through our deep water ports. In my constituency we have one of the deepest ports in the country and an unused rail line. Has the Department made any progress in the context of getting the rail line to which I refer reopened for either bulk or container traffic or both?

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