337. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of Iarnród Éireann’s confirmation that the Galway-Limerick service is already operating ‘at capacity’, and given that both the Galway-Limerick and Galway-Dublin services are currently constrained by the single-track bottleneck between Galway Ceannt and Athenry, if he intends to fund the full double-tracking scheme on this section; if not, the specific additional capacity measures that will be implemented to avoid reductions or pathing displacement of these existing services when the Western Rail Corridor services are introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71262/25]

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337. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of Iarnród Éireann’s confirmation that the Galway-Limerick service is already operating ‘at capacity’, and given that both the Galway-Limerick and Galway-Dublin services are currently constrained by the single-track bottleneck between Galway Ceannt and Athenry, if he intends to fund the full double-tracking scheme on this section; if not, the specific additional capacity measures that will be implemented to avoid reductions or pathing displacement of these existing services when the Western Rail Corridor services are introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71262/25]

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