Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will turn to the content of the rest of Mr. Owens' speech. I am not accusing him of plagiarism or anything but much of it was similar to what Mr. Coyne told the committee. That information is probably coming from Dublin Bus. There was reference to 24-hour bus lanes.

There is much overlap between what Mr. Ray Coyne said two weeks ago at this committee and what Mr. Owens said. It makes sense that the chief executive and the chairman have similar thoughts about transport. The point about daytime bus lanes is very valid. The lanes running from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and for a few hours in the evening do not really work. The 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. lanes are in places like the N11. Having gone to the school on Eblana Avenue, I am sure Mr. Owens is more than familiar with the 46A, which is a successful corridor. If one is asking the general public for 24-hour road space, one will have to offer them 24-hour bus services on that road space. I do not see how any of us can tell constituents that they cannot use a bus lane at 1 a.m. when there are no buses on that bus lane.