Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)

The witnesses are very welcome. I have probably said the following many times at this committee. I am a huge supporter of public transport. I use Irish Rail. I am one of its customers, so I am very aware of the issues and challenges faced by the company. As my time is limited, I will concentrate on a few things.

First, when will we see a specific project plan and timeline for the various projects covered under and the 32 recommendations in the strategy?

Second, in terms of deployment, my understanding, from information I received in reply to a parliamentary question I tabled in February, is that there are 95 battery-electric sets or carriages that have been delivered. My understanding is that they were due to enter service in quarter 1 of 2026. The commencement date has now been moved to quarter 3 of 2026. I have heard that it may have been pushed out further. How long should it take to get new sets deployed on the train lines? Is there are a further delay? If so, why?