Seanad debates
Wednesday, 21 May 2003
Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements (Resumed).
We talk about infrastructure for cities and major towns. It is a great concern that the freight carried by rail is now carried by road. We need a system like that in Switzerland, where finance is taken from the national roads to finance the rail network. We would support the line. I would love to travel by rail to Dublin for these sittings. There should be a service we could take from Boyle at 9 a.m. and arrive in Dublin at 11 a.m. We would love to have a service that is available on the hour, every hour. It could arrive at six minutes past 11 a.m., 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. Most of the Senators, Deputies and others travelling to Dublin, however, cannot avail of such a service. It does not exist. I look forward to a progressive strategy but the service must provide value for money, heating on trains and trains that travel on the hour, every hour.
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