Railway Stations
Seanad Éireann — 2021-06-01
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Ossian Smyth (GP), Dún Laoghaire

I take the Senator's point about the importance of timelines. I will speak to my ministerial colleague about the matter.
The national development plan is being reviewed at the moment so the various projects are being examined and appraised. I can see how the population of Oranmore contributes to its deserving nature and there are problems with transport. I am not from Galway but when I visit, I can see that it is difficult to move around the city easily. It is difficult to get out of one's car and find a practical alternative unlike where I am in Dún Laoghaire where I have many options, and I availed of one of them this morning. I appreciate that there is an issue but the national development plan is being reviewed. Almost €11 billion is being spent on capital projects and a much large amount over the coming five years so I expect that there will be positive developments in the area. The Senator is welcome to contact me if he has issues about this in the future.

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Sitting date: 2021-06-01