Seanad debates

Thursday, 14 November 2002

Rail Services and Related Transport Matters: Statements.

 

We should look at the social needs of the country which both cost and save money. Those which save money move traffic or congestion from the roads to the railways. I would like to see the development of a 24 hour rail system. The last time I checked I found that the last train leaves Cork for Dublin at approximately 7 p.m., the last train leaves Tralee for Dublin at approximately 5.50 p.m. and the last train leaves Galway for Dublin at approximately 6 p.m. That means anyone who has business after 5.30 p.m. in those areas cannot travel by train. I have often not been able to travel back to Dublin from Cork. Perhaps the timetables have been changed because it is a couple of months since I checked them. It should be possible for someone from Dublin to go to a production in the Cork Opera House and come home by train that night or vice versa. That is not unheard of in other places. That should be easy to put in place with the new permanent way and track.

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