Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme

9:00 am

Mr. Seamus Boland:

That was mentioned for a simple reason. All of those are stakeholders and contribute to the reality of transport. For example, the NTA plays a major role in organising. I know from previous experience that it will have to examine the services to be withdrawn, as it did in Wexford and elsewhere. It has a fundamental role in regulating transport and ensuring that there is public transport. Other relevant agencies include the HSE and the Department of Social Protection. In effect, the latter provides significant subsidisation of transport. We need a more transparent view of where that money is going, how it is being spent and how it benefits. It was mentioned that many people do not use these services.

I am sorry, but I missed the Deputy's first question.

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