Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Accessibility in Planning and Delivery of Transport Projects: Discussion

Mr. Hugh Creegan:

I will take the second question. It is just the sheer cost of 12,000 bus stops at €10,000 to €20,000 per bus stop. It is a lot of money. Perhaps there is a way it can be afforded over time, but for now we have to prioritise and we do what we have been doing for the most important ones. What I did not say in my answer, and I should have added it, is that we have been working with local authorities to identify the top 20 or top 30 bus stops in their counties that require bus shelters. As long as they are willing to do the advance work I mentioned earlier, such as changing the kerb and the like, we can come in and install the bus stops. As regards the ambition to spend that amount of money, we are not at the stage yet of saying every bus stop in the country needs a bus shelter. There are certainly many more that need a shelter, but it may not be at the stage where every one of them needs it.

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