Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Great, but is that not in breach of EU legislation? The reason, in the first instance, people are awarded free travel passes are specific to those individuals and, more often than not, it is because they either are pensioners or have disabilities. Therefore, if those people are awarded free travel passes, surely there should be an exemption for them. They are not paying customers. They need access, and the reason they have to book places and are charged a fee in the first instance is that Iarnród Éireann's service is not wheelchair-accessible. The only reason, in 100% of cases, wheelchair users book is that they must do so to ensure they get places. The reason they have to book is the same reason Iarnród Éireann is putting that charge on them. It is Iarnród Éireann's responsibility if its service is not wheelchair-accessible, so why should those people who have been awarded free travel passes have to pay for the fact that its service is not accessible to them whenever they decide to travel? Why should they have to give Iarnród Éireann a day's notice plus be penalised by a fee? Will Mr. Meade examine that and will he-----