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Kilkenny and Carlow. That is important. We need additional gardaí in rural areas as much as our city counterparts need them. On higher education, I acknowledge there was a series of one-off measures over the past two years, including the €1,000 college fees. That was welcome

serious problem for the social infrastructure of the town. There are also a lot of students who, unfortunately, cannot get accommodation in the colleges in Dublin and are still living at home in Athy. They are also suffering because of the times and restrictions in times that … asking the Minister for Transport to support the call by the people of Athy to include that train service, and by extension Carlow town, in additional services. What we really need is an hourly service from the town, because it is a growing town. Over 11,000 people

fact that the Local Link bus serving Route 887, New Ross to Carlow, arriving in Bagenalstown to pick-up at 8:15 a.m. is already full, and leaves on average 12 - 15 college students attending SETU and Tindall with no transport; that some drivers allow the students