Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We are on the same wavelength here. We need proper investment and to deliver infrastructure that suits people's demands.

On the Dublin-Belfast issue, the popularity of the train service has created additional demand. That is a good thing. It means it is working. We have to keep it working right across the country and put investment into it. We also have to provide a good passenger experience to retain long-term customers. We need to invest a lot of money in bringing the rail network up to a standard that will attract more people to it. We have to provide carriages, rail infrastructure and passing loops and to increase the number of rail lines we have. That is all to be done. It is in the all-island rail review. It is a big challenge but if we are to provide services, take cars off the road and so on, this is the way to do it.

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