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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: If, for example, a passenger rings up and the station is unmanned, a staff member on the train will, hopefully, look out for the passenger when he or she is boarding and disembarking. Will the ramp be located at the station?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: I understand that. With Irish Rail moving towards unmanned stations, the last thing we need is for the company to make it even more difficult for people who need assistance to access rail services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: No, that is not what I am seeking. As matters stand, passengers who need assistance often have difficulties with manned stations and Irish Rail is moving towards unmanned stations. Mr. Allen is saying we will see what happens and if there is a member of staff on the train, he or she will help mobility impaired passengers. He has not given thought to exactly how this will work considering...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: I raised the issue of pay rises.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: Is Mr. Allen of the opinion that a 1.7% pay increase is decent and reasonable for a worker who has not had a pay rise in ten years? Does he agree that the financial position of Iarnród Éireann is caused by underfunding by government and is not the fault of workers? Would he wait around in a company for ten years to secure a 1.7% pay increase and accept new rosters and have his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: I do not understand Mr. Murphy's point. Will he explain it again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: Has the absenteeism rate always been so high or has it arisen since the new rosters were introduced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: Is Mr. Murphy still confident that the new rosters will be implemented given the rate of absenteeism?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Murphy referred to 120 voluntary severance packages. Was the figure not equivalent to 10% of staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: I have a final question that Mr. Murphy may have overlooked. How many drivers have actually left, not taken redundancy, in the past 12 months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: Could we be furnished with that information in the next-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: I would be interested in that.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (25 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress between the RSA and his Department on action 107 of the road safety strategy 2013 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45223/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: 240. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the plan received regarding the continued operation of the cottage hospital beyond June 2018; the HSE's long-term plans to maintain the current service at the cottage hospital; his plans for same going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44796/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: 241. To ask the Minister for Health if the cottage hospital has been reregistered as a transitional care unit; his plans to do so in the future, or post-June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44797/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (24 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: 264. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that are ongoing to recruit paediatric occupational therapists for primary health care services in County Louth. [44906/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (24 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: 265. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently a minimum two year waiting time for paediatric occupational therapy in County Louth; his views on the impact he expects this many have on children that are on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44907/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (24 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: 316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus drivers who have left Bus Éireann in 2016 and to date in 2017. [44554/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (24 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: 331. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the additional capital spend allocated to his Department in budget 2018 will be spent. [44826/17]