Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I really am disappointed at the lack of ambition in the long-term development of the Rosslare rail line. There is no discussion here around a significant number of additional services going from Wicklow south. There is no discussion around new rolling stock being made available on the existing line. While it is a very beautiful train line - one of the most spectacular in the world - it is critical for commuters that there is a reliable and quick service and we do not have that at the moment. I really ask the Minister of State to take this back to the Minister for Transport. If he is serious about getting people to continue to use the Rosslare rail line, particularly from points south of Wicklow, Rathdrum, Arklow, Gorey, Enniscorthy and so on, we have to have investment in that space. If, in the long term, he wants to get people out of the cars transferring on the M11, however, then we really need to have an enhanced service.