Ms Anne Graham:

Again on the subject of misrepresentation, our position on the marathon has also been misrepresented. We are very supportive of events in the city and we work with both operators and event organisers to ensure the impact on public transport is limited as much as possible and that, where we can, we deliver additional services to serve those events. The issue we raised with the marathon organisers was regarding the location of the start and the finish of the marathon. Where it is located and has been located for many years is on a major public transport route. It is the matter of the time they need to build the infrastructure in that particular location that is what is having an impact on public transport. We asked them to consider an alternative location just for those areas, not to move everything out of the city centre, which is how it is being represented. That is not our position. We want to work with the marathon and Dublin City Council to ensure we can keep public transport moving right up to the event, ensure the diversions are in place, and inform the public as much as possible so they can access the city during and after the event.