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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is called binary thinking. The silo mentality is something I hate. Rail, road, greenways and cycle lines all have a role to play.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The problem is that our narrative is becoming one of it being either "A" or "B". It is not; it is an integrated model. I have a question for West on Track. Regarding the report by Dr. John Bradley in response to the Ernst & Young report, my understanding is that Dr. Bradley used the net present value model to assess the worth of building the railway. Is that correct? Over how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: When Mr. Logue and Mr. Stacpoole are looking at rail projects and they are assessed by the State, what is the typical period of time looked at in terms of a return?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We have spoken about, and Deputy Calleary raised this earlier, the process by which rail projects are adjudicated and assessed to be viable. What is the model that is being used at the moment that Mr. Stacpoole believes should be changed? Is it a longer term model or does it take into account different factors? We have umpteen reports on the western rail corridor. We have the Ernst...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Give me the short answer, please, and I will tell you then if I need the long one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Would the proposal forward by Mr. Mulligan and Deputy Cannon, which is to use the existing rail structure until such a time as it comes to be developed as a rail line, lead to additional cost? When Mr. Stacpoole looks at this, is it a model that can work or does it hinder rail advancement or reinstatement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the western line we are talking about a single line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: If Irish Rail was to lay a double line, does it have the land to do so along that route?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Sorry , Mr. Stacpoole, but I will ask I will ask the West on Track representatives this question. Is it a single line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: How much of a distance would that be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Where does the single line run from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: If that was to be made into a double line, would private land have to be acquired?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The land is there. Is there sufficient land along the length of the line to allow a greenway to be put alongside the existing track and, at no additional cost, for the railway line to be left intact? Mr. Stacpoole will know there is a certain village in County Limerick where houses have been built on the old railway line. This is well known. Things happen. They should not, but they do....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that. The land might have been planted. Can Mr. Mulligan respond, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I just want to know about the western rail line.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: A greenway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am a layman and a person looking in. If there is a phenomenal greenway in Waterford on an existing rail line, when it comes to it, in reality, what are the chances that people who promoted it being turned into a greenway will not start a campaign to ensure it is not returned as a railway line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: A CPO could be issued.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I just want to talk in practical terms. I am pro-railway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We had it with Limerick Junction and the Limerick rail line. As far as I am concerned, there is a stand-off here. Everyone wants the railway, but more people want the greenways. The railway could be seen as a very cost-efficient way to get a greenway in place. However, it may have implications. It makes absolute sense to have greenways along existing rail lines and motorways. That is...