Seanad debates
Wednesday, 21 May 2003
Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements (Resumed).
I was very interested to hear Senator Morrissey say that the majority of platforms in Dublin are under-utilised. Trains are standing on platforms at peak times for up to three quarters of an hour. Surely this is wrong. I agree that many lines are under-utilised. Before spending the amount of money the Minister mentioned – approximately €2 billion over four or five years – we must consider the management system within Iarnród Eireann, how platforms are managed and how routes are being organised. The travel times from Westport, Galway, Sligo, Limerick or Waterford to Dublin should be reduced significantly, particularly given the new welded rail lines which have been put in place in recent years.
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