Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is some information in that letter regarding what has been ordered. It states:

There are two types of fleet orders that are in the process of being acquired to address passenger capacity needs on the rail network.

The first order relates to 41 inter-city rail cars and the second order type relates to new DART fleet, potentially both fully electric and battery electric DART fleet.

The letter goes on to set out some information on that. I think the Deputy's was a non-DART one. On page 2 it is stated:

While the initial delivery date of the first vehicle to Iarnród Éireann was targeted for the end of 2021, various delays have occurred in the intervening period, mainly related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the train manufacturer has now advised that the first carriage is likely to arrive in mid-2022, with the full order of 41 carriages to be completed before the end of 2022. Subject to final commissioning by Iarnród Éireann, the new carriages will go into passenger service on a phased basis from mid-2022 onwards, over a six month period.