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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: Can I ask about capacity on the Maynooth line? I went back over my records this morning and from 2020 I have a parliamentary question about the 41 new diesel ICR carriages costing €150 million that were arriving. They were initially due to arrive in 2022 but I think the pandemic slowed that down. At that stage, we were expecting a 34% increase in capacity on the Maynooth line. Was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: What increase in capacity has there been on the Maynooth line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: Some of those carriages have gone onto the Maynooth line.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: It will not be to the 34% level because Mr. Kenny said the intercity dominated coming out of Covid. I would say now that the commuter routes are back with a bang and we need to see an increase in capacity. There was the 41 new diesel ICR carriages, then I believe 600 electric and hybrid battery carriages were also coming. Where are they in the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: It has been increased to 750.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: There are 750 carriages in total and they will start to become operable from January 2026.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: How far out does the contract extend?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: Yes. How long will it take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: It will, therefore, take ten years for those 750-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: Can Mr. Meade give an indication of the number of carriages or amount of capacity that will be invested in on the Maynooth line with these new orders? I am aware he will not have that information today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: The plan is for those carriages to enable Irish Rail to start the electrification processing and build capacity at the same time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: The new trains will be powered by a mix of diesel and battery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: On DART+ West, will the decision by An Bord Pleanála not to go ahead with the Maynooth depot affect timings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: Overall, it is not slowing down the timing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: There is no judicial review at this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: Can I make one more point? It is a very small one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: It concerns Broombridge Railway Station and the Leap card readers. There are four card readers at Trinity, but only two in Broombridge. It is causing queues and people to miss their trains. We would appreciate it if the number of card readers were increased.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Refurbishment (8 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister of State. First, I want to recognise the work of Ms Patricia McPhillips who retired as principal on Friday after 39 years in Coolmine Community School, Blanchardstown. She told us that she came for only one year and it is a testament to the ethos and culture of Coolmine Community School that she stayed for so long. I know how special that culture and ethos is because...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Refurbishment (8 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister of State. This is an example of why schools are so frustrated with the workings of the Department of Education. The school in question applied for this a year ago. An emergency is deemed to be "a situation which poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or the environment, that happens in sudden, unforeseen circumstances and requires immediate action". I am...