Irish rail traffic management system costs soar

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising costs and criticisms of Ireland's new rail traffic management system.

Ireland’s new rail traffic management system is facing serious criticism, after costs rose from an expected €19.5 million to more than €31 million with no part of the system delivered yet. Concerns have been raised at the Dáil Public Accounts Committee, where the project has been described as a “slowly developing shambles.”  Grace Boland, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West joined Shane Coleman on the show to discuss.

People in this episode

Host: Shane Coleman

Guest: Grace Boland

Topics covered

• rail traffic management
• cost overruns
• public accounts committee

Keywords

• Ireland
• Dáil
• Fine Gael
• transportation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ireland, Dublin, Fingal West

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