Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion

Mr. Phil Donohue:

We focus on cyclists and pedestrians with all our drivers who come through our training school and those doing refresher training. That training is a critical part of their induction into the organisation and we do it on a refresher basis. We have noticed, as the Deputy alluded to, that the city is closing in on buses. We have more pedestrianised streets and more cycle lanes are sectioned off. It is becoming tight for buses to manoeuvre. However, the safety and well-being of all road users, not only of cyclists, is the focus of all drivers. We have the additional issue of electric scooters now, which are-----

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