Declan Breathnach (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. In the programme for Government, there is a commitment to better connectivity between urban and rural areas. I welcome the utterances of the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, when he was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and those of the Taoiseach in recent days on the upgrading of a high-speed train between Dublin and Belfast. I would like the Taoiseach to confirm that and tell the House what work, plan, costings and capacity are envisaged in that regard.

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