John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)

I have numerous concerns, but in the limited time I have, in my ongoing engagement with the NTA and Irish Rail, it is being said it is at capacity in terms of carriages. Only on delivery of those carriages can the Rosslare to Dublin line be looked at. As I said, there is a serious and dangerous situation there in terms of the demand and the supply. The two do not match. There are serious capacity issues. A number of people have fainted and others are opting to get back in their cars. I am being told that only when the delivery of those carriages is made can additional capacity be looked at on the Rosslare line. I have repeatedly asked if there are a couple of carriages somewhere that can be attached at the back of the carriages going through Rosslare and I have been told there is not one spare carriage within the system to increase the capacity. This situation is not sustainable until 2027, at the earliest, and I would not have much confidence in that. Can Mr. Doocey give me any kind of hope that a simple measure such as an additional carriage can be done? This would be at the back of what is a substandard service, where only three trains come through Wicklow in the morning. Surely, we have that level of capacity.