Seanad debates

Thursday, 14 November 2002

Rail Services and Related Transport Matters: Statements.

 

It is also important to note that the transport infrastructure is being paid for by taxpayers, not by Santa Claus. The EU has largely done its thing; it has been and gone. We are on our own now with regard to these funding mechanisms. Therefore one is asking taxpayers to pay. If I am asking taxpayers to invest €500 million in CIE this year, that is €10 million a week, we are certainly entitled to get something for it. It takes a lot of tax collection to get €500 million in one year. Think what you could do with that money if you did not have to do this. Much of it is investment and it must be made very carefully.

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