A Fianna Fail TD has said the rise in anti-social behaviour on Irish Rail and Dart trains is ‘unacceptable’.
Fianna Fail Spokesperson on justice Jim O’Callaghan said the growing levels of anti-social behaviour on public transport needs to be urgently addressed.
In 2018, across Irish Rail recorded 789 reports of anti-social behaviour incidents across their DART, Commuter and Intercity services compared with a total of 690 reports in 2017.
Additionally, to date in 2019 there have been 785 incidents recorded, up from 572 last year.
O’Callaghan said:“There has been a sharp rise in the number of incidents of anti-social behaviour on public transport in recent times, which is utterly unacceptable.
"More needs to be done to curb this type of behaviour, particularly given the number of people who commute to work using public transport systems.”
“This year there has been another sharp rise in the number of incidents on the DART network and those who are continuing to disrupt commuter lines with this type of behaviour need to realise that their actions have consequences and we need to see a tougher approach when it comes to stamping out this type of attitude,” concluded Deputy O’Callaghan.
