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Originally Posted by Cllr Joe Ryan
What is nonsensical about providing passengers with parking at Wexford when some who wish to travel by train to Waterford already drive to Wellington Bridge where there is plenty of parking space? Can't understand why the travelling public haven't the right to a decent level of service and all that goes with that in Co Wexford. We'll just have to disagree but there's plenty of space for a redevelopent at Wexford O'Hanrahan to include integrated rail and bus and car parking on idel land. Bus Eireann made a huge mistake in Waterford moving across the bridge to the Quays, I cannot understand what's nonsensical about my proposals.
I don't know whether you're referring to the former Europort station at Rosslare where passengers could get a meal or the new station (or nowhere port as its called by some locals) at Rosslare Harbour.
On the point of incentivising Irish Rail to develop freight, Its clear to me that IE have no interest in developing freight. Incentivising an organisation where there is no will is not the optimal use of resources and time. Its also clear that a political decision nees to be made now on the matter and not a business one. If the will is there on the part of the minister then it can be so.
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The desired reaction at last! A politician coming out fighting!
I was, of course, referring to the new station at Rosslare Harbour - what have the Labour party, specifically Brendan Howlin, done about it? It is disgraceful and is all part of CIE/IEs plan to cut the service back to Wexford and perhaps Gorey/Arklow next.
As for carparking at Wexford station, that was part of my ruse to see if I could coax you out of your shell.
While additional carparking at Wexford would be a good thing, relocating the present station onto a two new, bare, windswept platforms with a bus shelter - which is all IE would provide - is not the solution.
Moving the bus station at Waterford was another classic bit of CIE/IE/BE forward planning. Now the IE station has no public bar, buffet, parcels or left luggage facilities - a pitifully small shop which opens periodically and a windswept platform area. A large number of plush new offices for clerical/managerial staff are being provided in the revamped '
attractive' main terminal building.
What's to be done about CIE/IE/BE - I don't see Labour or any of its potential coalition partners offering any well thought out proposals?