Mr. Seamus Egan:

The Deputy raised the challenges of the service running northbound from Bride's Glen. Since Luas cross city opened, one of the unforeseen consequences has been the uptake in patronage on the Bride's Glen to Sandyford spur. Nineteen northbound services leave from Sandyford during peak times, which are between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Many of those services started service at Sandyford so they start empty from Sandyford to take passengers between Sandyford and the city centre. We have seen an uptake in patronage of services leaving from Bride's Glen. The Deputy is right. On many occasions, passengers have been left behind, which we did not see prior to the opening of the Luas cross city. Commencing Monday, 15 January, we have put in an additional service departing from Bride's Glen during the peak period so it is departs from Bride's Glen just before 8 a.m. This will pick up passengers. In two to three weeks, we are looking to put in a second additional service to pick up northbound passengers from Bride's Glen.