Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not have to ask my constituents about this because I get the bus myself. The lack of a ministerial car means I have to get the E2. I was about to say the 46A but it is the E2 now. I appreciate what the Minister said. I presume it is not planned to have a transport security force person on every bus, DART or Luas. Are there other measures that could be put in place? I think of DART stations. In many DART stations, there is only one entrance. In Dún Laoghaire, you have to enter at the south end of the platform despite the fact that there is easy access at the other end. It is the same at Sandycove and Glasthule. There could be an access point at the Eden Road Upper end. It means that passengers, particularly people on their own and especially women on their own, have to go through a particular point as they come in and out of the DART station. I have asked this question and it has been referred to Iarnród Éireann. I have not had a satisfactory answer. It seems to be a very easy way to ensure personal safety if people do not have to be channelled through a particular port every time they use a service.

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