Dedicated to quality rail service

YOUR editorial writer (Feb 14) does not seem to have made any objective assessment of facts in coming to the conclusions printed.

To say that Iarnród Éireann “too often gives the impression that it is happy to plod along, enjoying the privileges and shelter of a state-funded monopoly” is lazy bias which ignores amongst many other things:

* That during the past decade, we have renewed our fleet, expanded frequency and quality of services, and are offering a vastly improved service, meeting National Transport Authority performance measures