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Originally Posted by James Howard
Oh for Gods sake. I'm very happy if it proves uneconomic for Irish Rail to collect parking revenue because I believe it is ultimately a stupid exercise in some locations - and is certainly so for my station.
I personally don't mind paying 150 euro per year to park in Edgeworthstown but the whole exercise is self-defeating. Now that the commuters are on a 150 euro pa deal, I would be surprised if the entire car-park collected more than the price of one walk-up open return fare to Connolly while simultaneously making four or five times that number of people drive to Dublin instead.
I believe that Irish Rail would actually get more revenue and thus be a healthier business if they eliminate parking charges in rural stations. I don't really care about NCPS but I do care about Irish Rail as I depend on them to get me to work. Obviously, they need to charge the same as councils in town-centre locations to avoid people using the stations to dodge parking charges.
As an aside Berneyarms, I think you might get your point across a bit better if you avoided insulting other rail users in the defence of Irish Rail and its contractors. This is a rail users group, not a rail operators group.
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With respect James my comment was made as a general one and not specifically relating to Irish Rail or its contractors. I made no comment about the parking charges, I just made a comment on the statement that you made about the company making losses.
Someone making a statement about being gratified about
any company making losses ought to be ashamed of themselves in my view, as it frankly comes across as crass, given that it may mean people losing their jobs.
I find that sort of comment very disappointing.
You certainly may have a point about parking charges and where they are applied, but stating that you're gratified that a company is making losses is taking things too far in my view.