Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

One of the great success stories of the past ten years has been the level of job creation in Limerick and the mid west. Credit is due to the previous two Governments for getting that level of job creation going. This Government is certainly reinforcing that and will accelerate it.

There are 6,000 people employed at the Raheen industrial estate. There is a disused rail line there. It is stated in the national development plan that the line is to be reopened. We need a train station at the Raheen industrial estate to facilitate the movement of workers. The mid-west region has proved it can move fast. It needs Government support to enable it to do so. I very much welcome the announcement of the Shannon Estuary task force. Will the Tánaiste tell us more about how he sees the latter conducting its work in the coming months and reporting?

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