Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The public needs clarity on the charging structure Irish Rail has in place for its customers, on which we need certainty. It is broadly accepted that prices cannot go any higher because otherwise the law of diminishing returns would potentially kick in and customers would walk away and seek alternatives. The Minister said previously that he was confident that the funding afforded to Irish Rail was enough, yet that seems to have been contradicted by Irish Rail. Given that there is some growth in the economy, does he consider that Irish Rail's funding should at least grow in line with the projected rate of economic growth and that the company should be allowed to progress on a pathway with increased funding to carry out the infrastructural upgrades required across the country?

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