[Press Release] More disregard for hard pressed commuters

[Derek Wheeler]

PRESS RELEASE

"More disregard for hard pressed commuters"

Issued by : Platform 11 Press Office.
Date : 27th February 2006.
Contact : Derek Wheeler. Public Relations Officer. 086 3452651.

Platform 11, the National Rail Passenger Organisation, condemns today's
unofficial industrial action by DART drivers. Once again it's the, already
hard pressed, Dublin commuters that suffer. Time and time again, it's the
loyal commuter that must bare the brunt of disputes by union members within
Irish Rail. It is very apparent that today's dispute was instigated without
any consideration whatsoever for the consequences. This is an all too common
theme since the inception of CIE.

With unprecedented investment in the Dublin rail network, today's action
does nothing to inspire confidence in what this investment can achieve, if
"wildcat" action like this can effect thousands of commuters. Platform 11
calls on Driver representatives, Union representatives and Irish Rail
management to offer inconvenienced commuters an outright apology. We
particularly call on the unions to show some sense of decency and offer a
sincere apology on behalf of their members.

Furthermore, Irish Rail management and the Dept. of Transport must stop
dodging the industrial relations time bomb within the CIE group. Commuters
have been used as pawns for long enough.They deserve better.

ENDS.