Mr. Tommy Wynne:

If I can come in on that from Irish Rail's point of view, I know of a case where it happened that a person was removed from a train not far from where the Deputy lives. He was removed from the train and on the platform he started causing even more trouble. A staff member on the platform tried to calm him down and he chased them into the office and broke their jaw. Irish Rail brought that person to court. That was a local person, as was the staff member, so we can imagine him trying to avoid certain areas that person was in. Irish Rail brought him to court and got him barred from the station and the services for 12 months or 18 months. That time is up and that staff member was out sick. We talked about people being off ill for a long time. That staff member took it very badly, as you can imagine. It was not only the injuries he had but the mental side of it as well. He could not go back to that station. We had to get him somewhere else where he was not involved with passengers. It just shows it can happen and can be done. In fairness to Irish Rail, it publicised that as much as it could and said it was a big win, but that shows how rare it is and that it does not really happen. Think of the number of times it happens on the Luas. I travel on the Luas a lot, as well as buses, and the number of times it happens and nothing is ever done. They are taken off the service, the same as on the trains and the DART, but that is it. They are brought to the station and then let go. That was an extreme case and very rare, though it does happen sometimes.