Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry. I have a third question for Dublin Bus. We had a really good session in here a while ago based on a TII report, Travelling in a Woman's Shoes. It is about vulnerable users on public transport. On the location of bus shelters, does Dublin Bus work with local authorities or others who have input into the landscape when bus stops create security issues as a result of being in dark areas that are not well-lit or where there is overgrowth or other landscape issues? Does Dublin Bus work with such people to make sure that those destinations are safe for people? There are examples in that report of women saying that they do not get off at their closest bus stop but at the next one because it is safer and that they then walk a greater distance. Does Dublin Bus actively look at security for users? I will come back to the Dublin Commuter Coalition with further questions after Dublin Bus responds.

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