Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The final issue is the planned expansion of public bus services next year. We hear the recruitment challenges are being addressed to a significant degree. Where does it leave the NTA's plans for the expansion of BusConnects? The opening statement referred to reducing some service frequency in response to the driver shortage and the delay of introduction of phases of the BusConnects network redesign. How are these lining up?

What is NTA proposing about shifting spend from network expansion to addressing congestion? Has a formal proposal gone to the Government?