Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They were purchased after the bank guarantee. We were in a situation where Ireland did not have those resources. What was the methodology used by the Department and Irish Rail to sign off on 51 carriages, which is 19 more than were ordered in the previous year? Were passenger numbers increasing? What was the logic? Why did they not pull back and re-order? Mr. O'Mahony speaks about their lifespan, but that is not the issue. The issue is that we ended up putting €36 million into Irish Rail at the end of December last year, and it had investment in stock. Let us park the requirement for 12 rolling stock. There is at least €20 million plus, over and above what was required in terms of investment. Explain the logic to me.