Ms Anne Graham:

The Deputy knows that the NTA was originally conceived of as being a Dublin transport authority. That is how the initial 2008 legislation was framed but then there was a requirement, under EU regulations, to have a competent authority to look after the regulation of public transport services delivery. That is why a national competent body was chosen rather than a local one. If the Dublin mayor was to be given responsibility for managing the contracts for delivery of services, that would require a change in the legislation associated with that element of our work, which is in the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008.