Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to the provision of a rail service to Cork city arriving in before 9:00 am considering the potential positive impact this could have for those commuting into the city. [6112/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day to day operations of public transport services. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling of these services in conjunction with the relevant transport operators.

I have, therefore, forwarded the Deputy's question regarding the scheduling of an early morning rail service to Cork city, to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.