The Transport Minister has again acknowledged the impact the absence of a rail network in Donegal has had on the county.
In responding to Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív in the Dail today, Minister Eamon Ryan says the county has suffered for decades because of a lack of infrastructure.
A strategic rail review is currently at an advanced stage but the lack of a functioning Executive in Northern Ireland is delaying the publication of it.
Minister Ryan says he supports the establishment of a rail route from Portadown into Derry, through Donegal:
