Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government contains a commitment to ensuring that regional towns and villages act as hubs for sustainable development. Yet, towns in my county have seen the Expressway services cut, especially towns like Cashel, Cahir, Roscrea and Nenagh. When the restrictions are lifted and we beat this pandemic, my town of Cashel will be hardest hit by the withdrawals. We depend on the Expressway service to bring tourists to our town. We have no public transport. It is time the Government and the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, woke up. The Minister fobbed us off last night by talking about the railway from Limerick to Ballybrophy. We need the Expressway service. We need public transport in rural towns like Cashel for students going to college and people going for hospital appointments. We depend on it. The two Expressway services in Tipperary are being taken away. I am asking the Taoiseach to intervene or make a statement on it for the people of Tipperary.

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