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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (16 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...in the numbers required, Bus Éireann has undertaken significant driver recruitment campaigns in recent months, engaged in press activation, introduced an employee referral programme, and run more than 30 open days to attract drivers. Bus Éireann has also set up dedicated training schools in counties Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford to train drivers who have B class...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (16 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...process, which is probably the most frustrating thing as regards delays or timelines. That has proven to be a real difficulty. However, subject to us introducing that, the bus drivers we have will be much more effective because they will be on buses that will fly through traffic rather than be stuck in it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (16 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I use the train service regularly in Cork, more so than buses. The difficulty I see lying ahead for us is that while trains turn up on time and always arrive, the same surety is not there for people when it comes to using their local bus service. For the 214 bus in Glanmire, in particular, and the 208 in Mayfield, the impact of BusConnects will be transformative for the city. It will be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (16 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: .... service and the 8.30 a.m. service. People were told at very short notice; I think it went on the website after 7 a.m. Bus Éireann has eight low entry, LE, type buses on this route but they are more than 12 years old. Some of them have more than 1 million km on the clock and are breaking down. There are five buses in the garage at present. NTA public service obligation, PSO,...