Results 961-980 of 1,039,117 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Darren O'Rourke OR speaker:David Stanton OR speaker:Thomas Byrne OR speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire) in 'Committee meetings'
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I will revisit the delay in the roll-out of the new fare structure. What are the practical implications of that? Does it only apply to rail services? Is the issue unique to Irish Rail? Is the phased roll-out still on course for other areas, such as bus services in Navan and elsewhere in County Meath?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: My colleague, Deputy Patricia Ryan, and others asked me to raise the issue with Newbridge and Kildare but it effects my county equally. I have raised repeatedly the anomaly of Laytown, Gormanston and Drogheda versus Balbriggan. I have a student in Leinster House today from Stamullen who should be getting the train from Gormanston but when asked from where did he get the train, he of course...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: Spell out exactly what has gone wrong to cause this delay. Ms Graham stated it relates to IT and back-office technology.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: What did the NTA initially engage with Irish Rail on this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: The review has been ongoing for how long?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: My point concerns whether the NTA engaged earlier with Irish Rail on the practical implications of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: My question is whether the NTA should have spoken to Irish Rail earlier on the practical implications of it. It is not much good standing on a podium announcing fare reductions and a scheduled timeframe if it is now clear it was undeliverable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: Could the NTA have engaged with Irish Rail earlier?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I mean on this issue
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I suggest the NTA could and should have engaged with Irish Rail earlier. It should have let people know earlier and should have had a clearer timeline for the roll-out of this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: Tens of thousands of public transport users will say time and again that they are the ones who have to suffer because of this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I have not finished. Mr. Ryan stated the NTA would like to roll them out together. I am sure it would. I am sure the customers who use public transport every day would like to see them rolled out separately, because they will benefit from them. That benefit has now been delayed and will not be delivered in the timeframe that was committed to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I have not forgotten that at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: It looks like we will be working on it for longer now, given this further delay. It is hugely frustrating for the communities I represent. That is exactly what will be reflected.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: Let us be clear. The customers have a different role in this regard than do Ms Graham and her organisation. Let us not claim there is some kind of equality or comparison to be made. The NTA has a responsibility for designing and delivering the scheme. The customers do not have that responsibility.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: The NTA apologises for it.