Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to come in on a couple of points. We are here today basically because the service in Dublin is not working at the moment. That is what they public have decided and they are basing that on evidence. I have a couple of questions. Do we have a crisis in terms of the recruitment of drivers at the moment? I will ask both Go-Ahead Ireland and Dublin Bus that question. It is a very simple "Yes" or "No". Do we have a crisis in the recruitment of drivers at the moment within the current system? Do they need to be able to recruit drivers from abroad? Obviously, South Africans stand to reason because they drive on the same side as the road as us. I will start with Go-Ahead Ireland and then move to Dublin Bus.

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