Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I confirm I am in the precincts of Leinster House today. I thank Mr. Kent for his presentation. I want to ask him a question on a proposed service for the town of Ennis. He will be aware that Bus Éireann has delivered new services to areas like Kilkenny. The NTA has been working on a proposal for a long time. Has Mr. Kent held discussions on the provision of a town bus service for Ennis? It is incorporated in a document called Ennis 2040, which will shortly be published by Clare County Council. Similar services are being rolled out in towns the size of Ennis. I would like to hear his views on that.

We have had different results over the last number of weeks in relation to some services being delivered by Bus Éireann in County Clare. I welcome the fact a service, around which there was a question mark and which delivered people from Broadford to Limerick city, has been reinstated. I received calls from people living along the estuary in a village called Labasheeda in west Clare. Basically, their service has been discontinued but the slack has been taken up by Local Link, which is very welcome. Funding has been provided to do that through the job stimulus and I welcome that.

This leads on to my next question. What other services has Bus Éireann discontinued in County Clare?

I ask him to expand on that. Perhaps Mr. Kent could respond to the issues I have raised.