Mr. Hugh Creegan:

Around May, we did some advertising while the bus corridors consultation was going on, directing people to the BusConnects website for all the details on those corridors. We certainly did paid advertising before the end of May. After that we probably just took up some free space we have at bus shelters.

The Deputy and many others have asked how Blanchardstown town centre will function. She will be aware that we have proposals for bus lanes into and out of Blanchardstown town centre so that the bus system will operate effectively. We have had discussions with the town centre management there and it is fair to say that they are fairly supportive of that.

Not every service will be stopping. The B1, B2 and B3 services will go through the interchange, but the people on the bus will remain on the bus. Some people still misunderstand it and believe that everybody has to change at Blanchardstown. A large number of the services pass through the town centre picking up further people at the town centre and then continuing with their onward journeys. We are putting it forward believing it is the right thing to do.

It is hard to convince people who are concerned about it that it will function as intended, and perhaps they will only be convinced when they see it in operation.