The acting Minister of the Presidency, Albert Dalmau, appeared before the Parliament on January 28 to address the Rodalies chaos, apologizing to citizens and stating that this crisis must be the "turning point to fix the situation once and for all". He reached out to the opposition to draw up a "national pact" covering tracks, trains, and management, aiming to "govern the trains from Catalonia".
“"The commitment to the transfer remains not only intact, but has proven more urgent and necessary than ever."
Dalmau defended the Generalitat's management against the system failure, attributing it to an endemic problem of underinvestment and the intense rain episode. He noted that the roadmap includes a full transfer and an update of the Rodalies Plan with an investment of 8 billion euros between 2020 and 2030, a 26% increase over the current plan.
The opposition harshly criticized the executive, demanding resignations such as those of Sílvia Paneque and Minister Óscar Puente. Mònica Sales (Junts) retorted that "apologies without consequences lack credibility" and demanded halting the current transfer to push for a "100% Catalan" service. Jéssica Albiach (Comuns) warned of the "crisis of confidence" and the lack of authority of the Illa government.
From ERC, Ester Capella described the situation as an "structural crisis of an underfunded system" and demanded that the State assume the extra cost of alternative services. Meanwhile, Ignacio Garriga (Vox) announced that his party would seek to appear as a popular prosecution for the railway accidents in Gelida and Adamuz, seeking criminal accountability.
