Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

When I worked in Waterford Port, five to six freight trains came into the port every night with up to 150 containers. Nowadays, practically none goes into the port. It is because CIE is uncompetitive and has no interest in carrying freight. I thought it would have been the Green Party's policy, as well as every other party's, to take freight off the roads. I call for a debate on transport, in particular rail transport. There is no willingness on the part of the Government or CIE to introduce the sensible policy of taking container freight off our roads and putting it on rail.