The proposal that eight out of 11 passenger stations in County Tipperary be closed plus four in south Wexford is outrageous. The main reason I am in this House is because of two disastrous by-elections and the people of County Tipperary are not prepared to be ignored or taken for granted by the State and its agencies. I was asked to stand in the hope of gaining more attention, which is how I came to be by various means in this House. Whether it is decentralisation, industry, radio stations or railways, the people of County Tipperary expect fair treatment and are not going to be pushed around. Clonmel is the largest inland town and, like Ennis, deserves a rail service. The rail service from Rosslare to Limerick is important for tourism. I travelled on it this summer and it has clear commuter potential. If we have trains leaving before the boat arrives and five minutes before the Dublin train arrives in Waterford, naturally we will have empty trains.