70% of bus, rail, and Luas staff report feeling unsafe due to passenger drug use; Siptu union advocates for a dedicated transport policing unit.

70% of bus, rail and Luas staff report feeling unsafe due to passenger drug use, with 80% stating the issue has worsened in the past year. Siptu union officials will present these findings to the Oireachtas Transport Committee, advocating for a dedicated transport policing unit. The proposal has previously been rejected by the involved companies and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, who supports handling antisocial transport issues with An Garda Síochána.