Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised)
1:30 pm
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I agree with the Deputy. There is a resolution, I hope, for the immediate issue. We have delivery of some 41 new ICR carriages. They will start coming into operation this spring, in the next month or two. Where there are particular pinch-points in service capability with people standing for long distances or any clear demand which needs to be met, Irish Rail will deploy those carriages. They will start to make a difference in the coming weeks.