Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Transport the overall cost of the new intercity rail fleet; if his attention has been drawn to the breakdown problems with the new intercity trains; the number of the new trains that have entered service; if any of these trains here been withdrawn from service and are now used for spare parts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8017/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I presume the Deputy is referring to the 67 new Intercity carriages that have entered service on the Dublin-Cork route. All 67 carriages are now in service. I am informed by Iarnród Éireann that the new carriages are operating reliably, providing the new hourly service each way on the Dublin-Cork route.

I understand from Iarnród Éireann that the overall cost of the 67 Intercity carriages is €117m.