Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I will read out the line from the Comptroller and Auditor General's opening statement: "In 2022, performance-related deductions applied to public transport operators amounted to just over €17.3 million, up from just under €3.8 million in 2021." That is not just an amount; it is reliability. Reliability is the number one important issue for people. You stand at a bus stop and the bus does not show up. You can only give so many excuses in work and your employment becomes untenable. It is the same with school and all the rest. Reliability has to be the number one. Where are we with that now?