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Iarnród Éireann Board to Receive Update on Indra Contract

From RTÉ News · () English

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  • Iarnród Éireann's board will receive an update on the proposed replacement for its existing signalling control system.
  • The railway operator said Indra failed to deliver a product fit and safe for use, while The Irish Times reported that the Spanish company had been fired.
  • The National Transport Authority has commissioned an independent review and must approve any decisions required to move forward.

Iarnród Éireann's board is due to receive an update on the future of a €50 million rail traffic management project that the company abandoned after its Spanish contractor, Indra, failed to deliver a system considered safe for deployment.

proposed way forward to deliver a necessary replacement to the existing signalling control system

· Iarnród ÉireannThe operator described what its board would be updated on.

The railway operator said the board would be informed about the "proposed way forward to deliver a necessary replacement to the existing signalling control system." It attributed the need for a replacement to "Indra's failure to deliver a product fit and safe for deployment on our rail network."

The Irish Times reported that Iarnród Éireann had fired Indra. In July, chief executive Mary Considine told the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee that the company was "seeking to act in a way that limits exposure" to the cost of the project.

Indra's failure to deliver a product fit and safe for deployment on our rail network

· Iarnród ÉireannThe operator explained why it needed to replace the abandoned system.

Iarnród Éireann said it was consulting the National Transport Authority on any approvals needed for decisions in its role as approving authority. The authority has also commissioned an independent review of how the rail traffic management system was commissioned.

seeking to act in a way that limits exposure

· Mary ConsidineThe Iarnród Éireann chief executive described the company's approach to the project's cost.
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