Problems are faced by renters in every part of the country. However, I want to ask the Minister about investing in public transport to encourage more people to use it as part of our response to climate change. Is the Minister aware that Irish Rail is advancing proposals that will remove direct train services from part of the DART network? If this plan goes ahead, direct rail services to Dublin city centre will be taken away from a significant number of commuters on Dublin's northside. Journey times will also be increased for these commuters. This makes no sense at all at a time when we should be improving public transport to encourage more use to help meet our climate change targets. Is the Minister aware of these plans? Does he support them? What is his view on them? Will he, as Minister for Transport, source funding to improve rail infrastructure and capacity so direct services are not removed from commuters and so journey times are not increased?

Every part of the country is important. I just meant that Dublin Bay South happens to be the area with the highest rents. No area is immune to this rent crisis.

Dún Laoghaire is higher.

Similarly, we need commuter rail in Limerick, and we will build it and deliver it. We need commuter rail in Cork. We will build it. Going back to what Deputy Shanahan said earlier, we need to move the railway station in Waterford up the north quays so we can build housing there. It is the same in Galway. We need a twin track from Oranmore.

My question-----

Metropolitan rail is important, as it is in Dublin. We have gone to planning and are now rolling out the DART+ West scheme, which will be the first part of the extension, expansion and massive increase in DART services.

Will the Minister answer my question?

I will. We have already invested in new carriages and new DART trains, which will be deployed on the existing network and which will result in an increase on the northern DART line straight away next year when they come in.

Can the Minister answer my question?

I am not aware of the scheduling issue the Deputy referenced.

It is not scheduling.

If he could send me the details-----

The Minister is responsible for transport. He should be aware of this.

I do not know the details. I ask the Deputy to send me the details.

I thank the Minister. Time is up.

This Government is going to expand and increase the DART capacity in Dublin, as we will with metropolitan rail in other cities.