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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We have not heard that before. I will try to be neutral in the Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Deputy Kenny and if he wants I will try to bring him back in later. Senator Craughwell is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I have a few more to mention yet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: People cannot actually bring bicycles on the Luas, so if the Senator saw them, he should not have seen them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We will not blame scooters on bikes or vice versa.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I remind the Senator not to find fault or criticise things, or make them identifiable. Be careful what you say about our capital city.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I have the same query and there is a photo, but it is about the accessible toilet at Heuston Station. It has not been operational since 2 December, and it was still not operational on 15 and 22 January, which is about seven weeks. People use the toilet on their train journey between Waterford and wherever, but I think this is a query about the station's accessible toilet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: The Senator has the photograph but I think is the accessible toilet at the station rather than on the train.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: On the Heuston to Waterford train, the disabled toilet has been defunct since 2 December, which is at least seven weeks. Mr. Meade might just check that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Okay. I thank Mr. Meade very much. Senator Craughwell said he would be brief and he would not use his time. He is actually on 12 minutes instead of ten.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: On that ------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Deputy Crowe's colleagues, newly co-opted Councillor Rita McInerney and Councillor Tony O'Brien, both contacted me about the Limerick-Ennis rail resilience. They mentioned the Crusheen-Ennis spur link to Shannon and so on. Clearly the people and Councillors in Clare are very interested in rail services. It is not only Deputy Crowe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I am always willing to facilitate Deputy Crowe, as he is well aware.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We would be more than willing to take up the invitation. I certainly would be, whether we all go or we go individually, we would very happy to do it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: This must be the Deputy's final question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: The point is well made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Meade was supposed to have five minutes but his presentation took 11. However, it was important that he took the time to outline the position in full. It is clear that there is a great deal of activity going on. The numbers relating to public transport generally and the rail service in particular are very positive. Where the facilities are offered, we see people are able to make the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We are looking for late-night trains to Ballina as well now at this stage. I thank Mr. Senator Craughwell for that. Substituting for Senator Boylan is her party colleague, Deputy O'Rourke.