Ms Anne Graham:

The strategy in terms of the provision of public transport services in the regions, as in throughout the State, is to have as much public transport services available as possible. Our ultimate strategy is to ensure that more people are using public transport than cars. To achieve this, we have to provide efficient and connected public transport services across the state. We accept that there are gaps in that service provision and that better integration of services is required and we are working to improve in that regard. Our overall strategy is to ensure that depending on decisions made in terms of land use planning and where developments will occur, including housing development and other economic developments, public transport supports those developments. There is no strategy in terms of what level of that provision will be provided by private operators versus the State operators.