Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes. There is some work to be done in that regard. There are proposals for more investment in cross-Border rail services and there is the all-island rail review. As part of the work, we need to ensure that such services are frequent, affordable, reliable and safe. The witnesses’ colleagues in the other trade union representing rail workers, the NBRU, have campaigned on this matter as well. I am not sure whether they have appeared before this committee on the issue, although they may have.

We recognise that this is an ongoing issue, one that has not just affected workers, but hurt them and destroyed their livelihoods. People have had to retire from their jobs because of this. We all acknowledge that.