Seanad debates

Wednesday, 21 May 2003

Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements (Resumed).

 

I welcome the fact that the Minister will not close lines and I agree that there must be better marketing. Now that CIE realises that the lines will be kept open and not run down, it must make a better effort. I also agree with the point in the report about the DART and suburban services. There is no definite timetable in place and there is a worrying tendency, particularly since the Malahide and Greystones extensions, for trains to be cancelled without notice and this obliges people to wait for 20 or 30 minutes for a train. It is very unsatisfactory that this happens on such a service. The Department and the management of the company should pay more attention to the problems with reliability of service because they tend to discourage many people.

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