John O'Mahony (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

First, I apologise again for being obliged to leave during Mr. Moran's presentation but I had read it early as I was on duty in the Seanad. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Their evidence is very valuable for us. More than anything else, individual cases can bring about change. That is important.

Second, I congratulate Mr. Moran on all his sporting success. It is a signal honour to be a world champion and to represent Ireland at the Olympics. I congratulate him also on his sports reporting. He is demonstrating by his experiences in life how he has overcome many difficulties to get opportunities. That is all the more praiseworthy in his case because he has had to overcome extra difficulties. Well done on that.

I will make an observation the witnesses can either confirm or otherwise. The problem of unmanned stations has come up in previous meetings, in other words, humans being replaced, which results in no one being available in stations to react to situations such as those described by Mr. Moran. Is that a major issue?