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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Reference was made to about €60 million previously. Is the figure in that order?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Irish Rail have the go-ahead to proceed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: If Irish Rail got the go-ahead today to put rail on the ground, it would take approximately four years. It would take two to get construction under way. Whom does Irish Rail have to get approval from to proceed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does that money come from the Department of Transport directly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is it supportive at this moment in time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The delegates will appreciate that, as a Deputy for Limerick city, I am very supportive. I very much agree with the Minister, Deputy Ryan, on rail. We wish the delegates well with the project. We will keep an eye on the matter. May I go through a couple of other things? Regarding the LSMATS, the Minister has made a proposal that I believe is very good. The spur between Shannon Airport...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How long if it is in the LMATS? Mr. Muldoon laid out very well the position on the double track to Limerick Junction. It is very easy to understand. There is a four-year time period, involving two years for procurement and 18 months for construction. Accounting for the LMATS and using existing rail tracks from Limerick city out into Clare, what is the timeframe?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: You will obviously-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What does Mr. Muldoon mean by a limited service?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Ryder Cup is five years out from today. Is Mr. Muldoon saying it is four-year process again, with two years for procurement and then two more to do the work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The previous draft LMATS plan did not have this in it. Mr. Meade would have attended a public meeting I held on it. There is an appetite for it. If it is in the revised LMATS plan due to be published, Mr. Meade is saying the double rail line from Limerick to Limerick Junction could be in place within a four-year period of two years for procurement and 18 months to build. He is saying the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Muldoon. I have a few national matters to raise. Going back to Deputy Cathal Crowe's point, is Iarnród Éireann considering rail specials? Take Dublin Zoo, for instance. Has Iarnród Éireann come up with specials with Dublin Zoo such that if I were going to visit Dublin Zoo in the morning, I could a train ticket at a subsidised rate? It would be a way of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I appreciate that. I use WhatsApp.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Meade, Mr. Muldoon and Mr. Kenny. Deputy Lowry is next. He has roughly seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That contribution is on top of what Irish Rail normally gets. It is carrying 70% of the normal number at the moment. When does Mr. Meade believe it will be carrying 100% of the number it was carrying pre Covid?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: With regard to Irish Rail's model, what kind of capacity must it reach to break even or make money?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am referring to the normal course of events. Irish Rail has PSOs and so forth but, with the model-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The benchmark is 80%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Meade expects to be at that point by-----