Mr. Hugh Creegan:

Correct. As the steady-state replacement rate is 80, in theory about 80 buses each year should go out of service and 80 buses should be added in to replace those. However, we have gone above 80 for the reason to which Deputy Troy alluded, that is, to add capacity into the system. For the past number of years, more than 100 buses have been provided to Dublin Bus. This year, between Go-Ahead and Dublin Bus, 140 buses are coming into the system, which is about 60 buses above the steady-state replacement rate. Therefore, the fleet is growing and investment is now there to provide extra vehicles if required. Come September, we will have extra vehicles and extra drivers. It will not all happen overnight but the Deputies will see some improvements and additional services and frequencies on the bus routes after the contract commences.