Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)

I have discussed the matter with Iarnród Éireann. We have some infamous lifts, particularly on the line into Dublin, that are regularly out of service. Some of that is due to vandalism and antisocial behaviour, which is problematic in some areas. Iarnród Éireann is acutely aware of that matter and doing everything it can to improve accessibility. This will help greatly along with the new carriages. I have met with the disability public transport users and discussed the issues they have. They are a very important part of our stakeholder group and stakeholder engagement which happens on a regular basis. We are listening to the customer in everything we do. Across all our public transport operators, we need to put the customer first. We can talk about numbers and investment, which are very important, but everything needs to be focused on the customer and towards increasing the public transport numbers. We need to make sure we have accessible, affordable and reliable public transport services.