Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport
All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann
2:00 am
Mark Duffy (Fine Gael)
I would appreciate if Irish Rail did. There are stations in Mayo, and I am parochial in that way, but a policy should be in place generally for the country. It should be on a capital works list. However long that list is and however long it takes to get through, we should aspire to installing them for society generally. It would be very welcome and, practically speaking, it would, as I said, offer great dignity to those who are the most vulnerable and need it most. That includes not only the users, but also their families.
Irish Rail has work carriages. Are there any plans for quiet carriages, which could be positive for people with autism or people who would like to work quietly and peacefully while commuting? Can we aspire to those on all our routes?
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