Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I refer to a programme for Government commitment on improving public transport. It also relates to the Taoiseach's constituency and to mine. Irish Rail has abandoned Hansfield, Dunboyne and M3 Parkway off-peak services during the summer. When the last Fianna Fáil Government put that train line in, the idea was it would be used. It cost an awful lot of money. It is a gross waste of public resources for that train service to be closed during off-peak times. It is not good for the Taoiseach's constituents or for mine. It gives the train service a bad name. Will he use his good offices to get Irish Rail and the NTA to get a grip and to use this train line which has cost us so much money?

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