Vol. 406 No. 7
256 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the investment he will be making in Iarnród Éireann in 1991, in particular to assist the company to upgrade their Dublin commuter service.
I recently gave approval for expenditure by CIE of £18 million on the acquisition of 17 new railcars for use on surburban lines in the Dublin and Cork areas, of which approximately £4.5 million is to be spent in 1991 on new railcars for the Dublin rail commuter service. Expenditure on the railcar programme will be funded entirely by CIE from a combination of their own resources and borrowings.
