Ms Saoirse Smith:

Like Padraic and Dylan, I have gone to London and what I found fantastic was that the middle doors open and the ramp comes out, which means that as a wheelchair user, I can just go straight on and turn. There is no fiddling around at the front worrying about the gap. It is so much easier. It is more streamlined and it is safer. Wheelchair users do not have to wait for people to get off the bus so they can get off the bus. They can do it at their own pace and in their own time. It was so much easier and so stress-free.

I will just reiterate that I spoke with representatives from Dublin Bus, and I have been asked by Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA, to look at what the new buses will look like. The major issue is getting in. The officials took some things on board. The gap in the aisle is wide but it might not be wide enough for Padraic or Dylan. That is the issue. I said they are not going to all be as wide and that they are going to be narrow. Again, that is a problem. If the doors are in the middle, it makes it so much easier. It was completely stress free.