Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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1267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the precise rationale behind the decision of Irish Rail to reconfigure the number of carriages assigned to DART services in the context of capacity; if he will provide a timetable of services that makes clear when this rationale will be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46112/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to Minister of State Kelly's reply to the Topical Issue on this matter on Tuesday 22nd October last. The matter of the reduction of the number of carriages has been raised with the Chief Executive of Irish Rail.  In some cases, Irish Rail have already responded and re-introduced larger carriages to accommodate passengers where this has been considered necessary. The CEO agreed to continuous monitoring of carriage levels to ensure they match passenger demand.