Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion
Ms Andrea Keane:
I will take the first two questions and then bring in my colleague. Mr. Rogan is more knowledgeable on the routes on the spine the Deputy mentioned. I am pleased to say in terms of our driver recruitment being more representative that we have increased our female numbers in the driver grade. We had a very successful campaign, "Give it a spin", where we invited people to come along to an open day pre Covid and test out the bus. One of our female drivers took part in a radio media event earlier this year and encouraged more people to come forward. Time is tight so I will not go into more details but I am happy to send them along.
On sustainability, we have hybrid vehicles at the moment and, as part of Government policy, will roll out electric vehicles next year. We look forward to playing our part in sustainability, which is where the future of transport is.
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