Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would love to have the Tánaiste's confidence that we will see all of this delivered over the lifetime of the Government. I would love to see all of that happening. For commuters stuck in traffic or on an inadequate rail service every day, delivery over the lifetime of the Government will be essential. What the Tánaiste is speaking about in terms of additional rail carriages will need to be delivered over the next four to five years. We will need to see the M11 completed to Rosslare. We will need to see the introduction of park-and-ride facilities. We will need to see some of the level crossings that have held up the train being dealt with. The Tánaiste, being based in Greystones, knows of some of these issues. He has been hearing about this from the NTA for more than a decade. I am not convinced that the NTA is listening sufficiently to the commuters of Wicklow and Wexford about the importance of the pace of delivery. The plans have been there for years. We are just not getting the delivery.

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