Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for Transport the actions he has taken to address the proposed plans to close the Waterford to Rosslare commuter rail line; if he will indicate if he has met Irish Rail on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31106/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Irish Rail briefed me on the deterioration in its financial position due to declining demand and revenue and increased costs. The company is implementing a wide-ranging cost recovery plan to ensure its financial viability, including the suspension of services on the Waterford-Rosslare line.

Decisions in regard to services such as those on the Waterford-Rosslare route and their links with other railway routes and services are a matter for larnród Éireann in conjunction, in the case of public service obligation services, with the National Transport Authority.