Ms Anne Graham:

It is not for the NTA to accept the decision. It is up to Bus Éireann to make its own decision to withdraw from a route. We have to accept the situation because it is the company's commercial decision to make. We have been informed by Bus Éireann about the three routes it has identified that it may withdraw from and it is now up to us to consider what additional services need to be put in place to ensure communities are not left behind. That work is ongoing. The decision on whether to withdraw a route is Bus Éireann's to make.