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:

I hear what the Deputy is saying. I know that the team is really anxious that this project will be delivered as soon as possible. Huge pressure is being kept on the supplier. This supplier is really reputable. It is one of the biggest train suppliers in the world. The battery testing is taking place in another country. Modifications are required. Safety is always paramount, so it goes through a really rigorous testing and certification regime. We are keeping the pressure on the supplier to deliver. It now looks like it will be delivered in quarter 2 of 2027. In the meantime, we will do anything we can. However, it has to be acknowledged that there are capacity constraints. We would love to deliver all these things sooner, but the reality is there is huge catch-up when it comes to infrastructure and fleet.

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