Mr. Tim Gaston:

It is a tried and tested method that we have used on other spines that were introduced previously. We have just carried out a detailed review of the C-spine and if members wish, we can make it available to the committee in the not-too-distant future so that they can see how we go back and review. That is the learning process. We are always learning in this situation.

On whether it is unusual to have an authority providing a schedule to a bus operator, "No", that is the tried and tested way to handle bus services. We are not doing anything different in Dublin from what is done around the world.