Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Peter FitzpatrickPeter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know from the reports in yesterday's newspapers that the consultant firm, Steer Davies Gleave, has commissioned a report for Bus Éireann advising it on route closures and depot closures. It would be helpful to the committee if we could get a copy of that report and discuss it in detail along with the representatives of Bus Éireann. It has also been reported that the depot in my local town of Dundalk is supposed to be one of those suggested for closure. There is a lot of scaremongering going on. I am very disappointed that the newspapers can give us these details. Is Mr. Duggan aware of any depots being closed or anything in that area? When something starts off, there is a kind of snowball effect and it keeps rolling on. In my constituency office in Dundalk people are very concerned about the depot in Dundalk being closed. Will Mr. Duggan elaborate on that for me please?

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