Seanad debates

Thursday, 14 November 2002

Rail Services and Related Transport Matters: Statements.

 

If we wish to encourage rail freight, we must deal with it in the planning process for proposed developments by extractive industries. There is one such industry at Pallasgreen, near Limerick Junction, which might be exploited again in the future for its zinc deposits. We have to incentivise this area. Capital breaks are provided for many aspects of business, including the purchase of plant and equipment. Incentives could have been given to the developers of that mine, such as tax relief on the expenditure involved in developing the eight miles of rail line.

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