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Company asked why millions continued to be spent on management system despite long existing concerns
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TDs to hear from State-owned rail company about €50m write-down on system to manage movement of trains
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Oireachtas committees to begin investigations into cost overruns on project once called the ‘brain of the railway’ by a Government Minister
Scrapped €50m Irish Rail IT project could lead to extra costs of up to €800,000 a month
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Irish Rail’s €50m writedown on IT project a ‘national scandal’, says Sinn Féin
Scathing criticism at Dáil committee follows report saying State-owned train operator has no confidence in traffic management system
Irish Rail to scrap new €50m IT system for trains
State-owned rail company does not have confidence the system to control train movement can be deployed on the network
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Independent review ordered into €36m railway IT system amid concerns of cost overruns
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien expresses ‘dissatisfaction at the rate of progress’ on project
New Irish Rail IT system is ‘a slowly developing shambles’, says Dáil committee chairman
Over €31m spent on rail traffic management system initially expected to cost €19.5m, with no delivery as yet
Irish Rail board voices concerns over €36m IT project
National Transport Authority also indicated likely cost overrun to Dáil committee regarding train management system
Penalties of more than €17m imposed on bus, rail, Luas operators for missing targets
Department of Transport tells Dáil committee passenger numbers are continuing to surge and punctuality is improving
MetroLink spending tops €360m before construction begins, department figures show
New cost estimates for 19km underground line submitted for approval for the first time in four years
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