Local TDs have been taken to task over catering on train services.
Pulled at the start of the Covid pandemic, the tea trolley has made a comeback in some parts of the country.
Last year, Irish Rail said it was working to find a preferred supplier in order to restore the services while NTA representatives confirmed that no funding is available.
Earlier this month, the Oireachtas Committee on Transport heard of a proposed pilot on routes in the third quarter of this year.
Speaking in a video on social media, Labour Senator Nessa Cosgrove says the need for catering is there: