Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Bus Coach Sector: Discussion
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Okay. There are two other issues. One is training for drivers and there are two elements there. The first is obviously ensuring the driver, the coach and the people using the service are all safe. The second is the financial savings from particular approaches to driving. I do not want to start talking about slowing down or anything like that but do any of the companies on the council engage in this? I was made aware of and visited Drive, a virtual driving academy in Dundalk that wants to do a particular piece of work that I hope we as a committee will facilitate around young people, say, going for their driving licences. I have discovered a number of companies have taken on the likes of this service to ensure drivers are operating to best practice from the point of view of safety but also one of serious monetary savings for the company.
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