An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-14
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Peadar Tóibín (AON), Meath West

Many people will be familiar with Thomas the Tank Engine but not so many will be familiar with Leo the slowcoach, but Leo the slowcoach is well known in County Meath. People in Meath have been waiting for more than 20 years for a rail line to be built. More workers left Meath today to go to work than stayed in the county, and that happens in no other county. Meath people travel longer and farther distances than people in any other county. They are in a commuter hell. We have been promised a rail line for 20 years and, shockingly, even at this stage, no money has been set aside or ring-fenced for this project, and we are being asked to wait for potentially another 16 to 19 years before the rail line is built. Will the Taoiseach remain a slowcoach or will he start to put aside or ring-fence the money for this project and bring it forward?

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Sitting date: 2023-02-14