Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann

2:00 am

Ms Mary Considine:

The most immediate project is the fleet order for the Enterprise service. We are working very closely with our colleagues in Translink and there are governance structures in place to oversee the delivery of that. That service works very well. We have seen significant passenger growth and it is now up to an hourly service. The introduction of the new fleet will improve the reliability of the service. We hope that fleet will be in place by 2029.

I would say there is a very positive relationship. Again, I am going to preface everything by saying I am new to the role but certainly the early conversations I have had are very positive. That project is being funded through special European project funding and matched funding by the Department of Transport and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. That is a very significant project that is under way.

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