Seanad debates

Thursday, 14 November 2002

Rail Services and Related Transport Matters: Statements.

 

The Minister should be aware that the new DART carriages he has invested in are not as comfortable as the old and that needs to be looked at. I do not disapprove of the extra standing capacity, which is right. The DART service is not as reliable since it was extended to Greystones and Malahide. Some system of accountability such as exists in other countries is necessary so that people can get an overview of the reasons trains are late. There is a particular train that is cancelled at very frequent intervals. I hate to get into minutiae but it is the 8.50 a.m. from Bray to Balbriggan. It is a good train service when it runs but half the time it does not run for operational reasons. What are those operational reasons? They are never explained.

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