Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Murphy for giving us this tool. We have had management before this committee and we have raised with them safety issues on public transport. We raise issues like something that might happen in the summer on the DART line or the Dublin riots. They always come back and tell us they had an action on a weekend at the end of August where there were dedicated gardaí on the train line for the weekend or where An Garda Síochána responded quickly. They deflect and minimise an incident. However, the work done by SIPTU gives this committee and other public representatives a tool to leverage against the NTA or management of individual companies, the Department of Justice and Ministers. I thank Mr. Murphy. We will do our best.