Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Graham Lightfoot:

One of the important things from my point of view is information and promotion of the services. I lived in Cloughjordan for a while about ten years ago and the signpost indicating the station, which was just over 1 km outside the town, showed a steam train. I wondered whether people thought there might not have been a service there at all. As part of any funding package for improving services there needs to be clear attention given to the way in which those services can be promoted and the information about them. It is not good enough to say people can look it up online. Much more subtle things are required to change people's behaviour. It is really important that is put into any budget on new lines, stations or openings or on new or additional services.