Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Taoiseach and I made statements in the Dáil some months ago upholding the importance of freight carriage by rail vis-à-vis road freight. One would not need to progress beyond primary school to know this. I take this matter seriously and it must be debated before damage is done. This is the thin end of the wedge. If one line is closed today, what line is to be closed tomorrow? Which lines are productive and which are not? There is a huge subsidy paid by the Government and spent—