Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy has pointed out and appreciates, I am not the line Minister for this matter. Nevertheless I have taken into account some of the Deputy's contribution, particularly that there are 30 Local Link services but in essence, they work out at one bus per week. With regard to the composition of a settlement I wonder whether it is based on population, which may not take Brittas Bay into account. I am not au faitwith it but I will pass it on to the line Minister. I heard what the Deputy said about the poor rail service. The Local Link services allocation was €12.2 million in 2016. This has increased to €28 million this year. I appreciate the contribution the Deputy has made and I will pass it on to the line Minister.

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