329 Deputy Brendan Kenneally asked the Minister for Transport if he has received any correspondence from Iarnród Éireann concerning proposals to close the Rosslare-Waterford line; if the National Transport Authority has been contacted about this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29434/10]

Irish Rail briefed me on the deterioration in its financial position due to declining demand and revenue and increased costs. The company is implementing a wide-ranging cost recovery plan to ensure its financial viability, including the suspension of services on the Waterford-Rosslare line.

Decisions in regard to services such as those on the Waterford-Rosslare route and their links with other railway routes and services are a matter for Iarnród Éireann in conjunction, in the case of public service obligation services, with the National Transport Authority.