Seanad debates

Thursday, 14 November 2002

Rail Services and Related Transport Matters: Statements.

 

I picked up a railway magazine this month, Modern Railways, the November 2002 edition. It relates to across the water which may not necessarily always be the best model. I will read a couple of items from it: "The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) has made grants totalling over £5 million to help companies to move containers by rail instead of road". It also refers to "the Government's Ten Year Plan target to increase freight by 80% and provide dedicated funding of £4 billion, largely for infrastructure enhancements". There is scope for a radical look at how we can revive freight and halt – and this was inherent in the Fianna Fáil manifesto and I am sure in the positions of other parties as well – the retreat mentality that seems to be there at the moment.

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