Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We have all been awaiting the all-Ireland rail review. Obviously, we would like to see an executive up and running in the North, and I hope that would not hold it up. I am very glad to hear that either way we will look at the pieces that need to be done from the point of view of moving it on. I was going to ask whether the timeline still applies regarding the increase in the number of Enterprise trains on the Belfast to Dublin route. I think we are in stage 2 of consultation for the DART+ Coastal North route. We all welcome the increase in DART services and particularly the electrification to Drogheda. I am somewhat concerned that this may cause delays to Enterprise services, which I have been told could take two and a half hours and would not suit anybody. We need to look into whatever solutions are necessary. People have talked about the possibility of four tracks instead of two on the Malahide to Connolly rail line. Whatever needs to be done needs to be done. Does the timeline for increasing the number of Enterprise trains still apply?

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