Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 May 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority

9:30 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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Finally, I want to ask about the L58. I am not talking about taking a service away from people but I told the NTA it would not work before it was introduced. I do not think it was the original plan and it is not meeting people's needs. The service is there but obviously people are not using it. That said, we cannot leave people stuck either. There is a big industrial development planned for the area and there are new housing estates on the way. Is the NTA willing to look again at something like the L58, which is not working, and rather than abandon the service, provide one that meets people's needs?