Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Iarnród Eireann and the NTA are assessing the availability of additional fleet that could be introduced to passenger services on the rail network across Ireland in the short term.

That is a considerable commitment to provide new carriages in the coming years, which I hope will satisfy the Deputy.

Deputy Clare Daly mentioned the number of new houses being built in Portmarnock. She is correct in saying there are 1,000 new houses. That is absolutely to be welcomed. I am glad that the Deputy is acknowledging that there are houses being built in the area. There is, of course, a race to meet them with the necessary infrastructure and that is what is being done. A critical problem is trying to keep the infrastructure going at the same pace as houses are being built. That is what is being achieved by the projects being introduced, not only involving the DART but also the Luas and bus services. To suggest we are not meeting the requirements and do not have the energy or ambition to meet the requirements in the provision of the housing that is also being supplied is disingenuous.

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