Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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943. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail is changing and-or upgrading its ticket machines at stations nationwide; and if all stations that have staff selling tickets will get a new machine and continue to offer this facility. [1508/19]

Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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944. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if some rail stations, including Castlebar, Claremorris and Ballina, County Mayo, will be losing their staff and will no longer have a machine at the end of March, start of April 2019, which allows staff members to sell tickets with only the self-service machines available. [1509/19]

Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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945. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail plans to upgrade its ticket machines at the end of March 2019 or any time in 2019; and if Castlebar, Claremorris and Ballina, County Mayo, will be given a new machine to allow staff to continue to sell tickets to passengers. [1510/19]

Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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946. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail plans to remove its staff from Castlebar, Claremorris and or Ballina train stations; and if staff will be moved or offered redundancy. [1511/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 943 to 946, inclusive, together.

As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.

Operational matters such as those described by the Deputy are a matter for Iarnród Éireann, in consultation where appropriate with the National Transport Authority.

In light of the Iarnród Éireann's responsibilities on this matter, I have referred the Deputy's questions to it for a more detailed reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.