Ms Anne Graham:

We have not reduced the demand-responsive services. Those services have stayed in place and, in fact, been increased. Some 80% of the public transport services through the rural transport programme are demand-responsive services. It is still a very significant part of delivery by the Local Link offices. Reducing the number of offices did not reduce the transport services. We only reduced the number of administrative offices managing those services. This did not have an impact on public transport service delivery.

On the question on the number of new Bus Éireann services launched in rural areas, I would have to come back to the Deputy.