Maura Hopkins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I emphasise the importance of services linking up and criss-crossing. We have spoken about centres of population in a number of key urban areas, but a large number of people live in rural areas. Those who do not have access to private transport find it difficult to travel distances if transport services do not criss-cross. It makes sense when issuing licences to ensure a network is being created that stretches as far as possible and reaches as many as people as possible. This is a very important issue.