Chris MacManus (The Left). – Madam President, while I was pleased to support this report, I must again state my frustration at the Irish Government’s inaction in reintroducing Ireland’s Atlantic corridor back into the TEN-T core network. It is beyond comprehension at a time of climate crisis, a Green Minister for Transport sits on his hands, delaying our Western seaboard ability to access sustainable transport such as the Western Rail Corridor, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal are home to half a million people. Linking these Western counties directly via rail is vital in terms of connectivity and addressing regional imbalance, a region that incredibly ranks 219 out of 234 EU regions in terms of infrastructure. This, in a supposedly modern, developed Ireland is just not acceptable. People in my region deserve access to high quality public services like anywhere else, especially at a time when we are being asked to reduce emissions. We are not second class citizens in the west and north west. Minister Ryan, wake up, prioritise the Atlantic Economic Corridor and work towards re-opening our rail lines.
Die Präsidentin. – Damit sind die Erklärungen zur Abstimmung geschlossen.