Having secured a reduction in train fares for Kilcock commuters in November I can confirm this reduced price will commence from Thursday now that the Leap readers have been installed at Kilcock station.
The NTA have recently finished installing Leap Card readers which will enable the new pricing structure. You can see my orginal post below when this was first agreed following my meetings with Irish Rail and the NTA.
Leap card readers are to be installed in Kilcock train station. The expected installation date is the end of April. I am delighted to confirm that these tag on/off poles will be installed in Kilcock train station. Following on from reducing the fairs in half I lobbied the National Continue Reading →
I welcome these additional resources for the county. This was just one issue I raised in the Dáil last week during an emergency debate on Garda coverage in Kildare North. At the time I highlighted with the Minister that we are lowest in terms of Garda numbers per head of population and call for an immediate increase in numbers.
While the additional recruits are very welcome a step change is needed to adequately resource our county. Reactionary management of man power in Kildare North is not good enough. We need consistent growth in our emergency service numbers. I will continue to press the Government to lobby for better Garda numbers in the county.
To read my full Dáil debate please click here.
Inisde the tunnel this morning before the first trains ran through
It is welcomed news that the opening of the Phoenix Park tunnel for their service from Kildare North into Pearse Street Station, Connolly and Grand Canal Dock took place this morning. This change will bring us commuters right into all the transport links in the Greater Dublin Area.
Since being elected to the Dáil, lobbying for the opening of the tunnel was my number one objective. It is a matter I have been working on for over ten years since I first entered public life. It is a credit to Irish Rail and the National Transport Authority (NTA) for working together on this project. Continue Reading →
Cllr. Carmel Kelly and I at Sallins Train Station Recently.
I am delighted that Sallins, Naas and Kilcock train stations will be moved into the ‘short hop zone’ and fares will be reduced by up to 50% following a series of meetings I held with the National Transport Authority (NTA) on the matter.
After a prolonged engagement with the NTA, including meetings in Leinster House, and sustained lobbying with both them and Irish Rail, on the disparity of train fares for commuters in Kilcock, Naas, and Sallins they now have revised the zoning model and are making significant changes for the betterment of commuters in these areas. Continue Reading →