Seanad debates

Thursday, 14 November 2002

Rail Services and Related Transport Matters: Statements.

 

The possibility of closing the Limerick-Waterford line has been mentioned. There is a large container depot at Colbert Station in Limerick which is currently congested, although vital employers in the region, such as Wyeth, are using the facility. The Kerry Group not alone uses Waterford Port via the Limerick access route for container traffic, but also uses Cork. If the Limerick-Waterford line closes, the M69 road, a national secondary route serving the industrial Shannon estuary area, will become even more congested. We will simply be forcing companies to use road rather than rail freight transport.

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