Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Public Accounts Committee
National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011
12:40 pm
Mr. Gerry Murphy:
That is right. Then there is the issue of accessibility to public transport in rural areas. We realise that some services are very poorly patronised; however, we are aware that if we withdrew those public transport services, the 50% of people in rural Ireland who do not have a car would be disadvantaged. We also know that 50% of adults over 18 in Dublin do not own a car. It is a socially necessary service that is being provided, in some cases, with a very high subsidy.
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