Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

This is to do with the train traffic management system. Originally, the estimate was for €148 million. The range could now be somewhere between €175 million and €205 million, with the project estimated to come in at approximately €188 million, which is obviously a substantial difference. I do not doubt that the system is needed, but can we write to the NTA to look for a timeline? Can we look for KPIs and milestones? What is its mitigation strategy to ensure that costs are kept as low as possible?

We saw that the recent timetable changes made a sizeable difference. Nothing will make the Loopline Bridge capable of taking more than the numbers that are going over it. That is one of the big impediments. There is obviously a difficulty with infrastructure. The DART interconnector is a huge missing piece. It just makes managing the system all the more important to get the absolute best out of it and have trains running safely. I do not doubt a national train control centre is needed, but could we write with those three queries?