Seanad debates
Wednesday, 21 May 2003
Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements (Resumed).
10:30 am
Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)
I welcome the report and I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank the Minister, Deputy Brennan, for introducing this debate. The report provides food for thought and it has generated much debate.
As other speakers have said, we cannot afford to wait ten, 15 or 20 years for some of those developments. The Minister said that it will cost €2 billion and that the Government does not have €2 billion at the moment. It would seem that they do not have €2 never mind €2 billion to spend on the rail services if we believe everything we read and see in the media.
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