Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I was looking at the previous safety report and I was taken by the fact that 84% of respondents who were asked said that they felt safe on public transport. I am not disputing the numbers but I was quite surprised by that. It depends on the route. I use public transport. I am in the Dublin commuter zone. There are many other things that need to be done. On DART stations, I was pleased to see that there are 576 cameras on the network. There are 110 cab cameras that are monitored in real time at Howth Junction. On trains, Iarnród Éireann's security budget is €11.3 million in 2025. That has nearly doubled since 2023. That is good. I have seen that. I have also seen that Dublin Bus is operating a pilot programme in respect of private security on some Dublin Bus routes. It is without doubt that we need the transport security force. It will take some time to legislate for that. We also need to continue to work with An Garda Síochána and to support the units within it because there is still an issue. I firmly believe that.

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