Following the Friday 21st August 2009 Dublin-Belfast trainline collapse at Malahide, Iarnród Éireann have come under pressure from new local county councillor James Carroll to take decisive action to accommodate commuters.

New Fianna Fáil county cllr James Carroll, who is a commuter to Dublin himself, has called for an investigation which Iarnród Éireann have committed to starting.

“A number of issues need to be addressed urgently, namely accommodating the huge numbers of daily commuters from Drogheda to Dublin.  Regular, good-quality buses in the short-term are a must.  A three month delay in fixing the line is totally unacceptable”, Cllr Carroll added.

“Further issues are the fact that people have purchased annual tickets.  Iarnród Éireann must look into the possibility of giving a rebate to these commuters for this huge inconvenience.”

“The longer days for commuters are going to become even longer now.  The car-parking charge of €2 per day in Drogheda Train Station should probably be suspended for the duration of this commuting crisis as a good-will gesture to alleviate the problems that will arise as a result of this.”

“I will be keeping this on the agenda until solutions are provided.  With students returning to schools and colleges in the coming two weeks, the users of the train line will rise dramatically so a coherent plan which takes into account the mass inconvenience being visited on commuters must be formulated and then, explained swiftly,” Cllr Carroll concluded.

ENDS