James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

The other issue is between Ballygiblin and Mitchelstown. The Bus Éireann services from there to Cork city are popular. Will Bus Éireann look at improving them? The beauty of this is simple. People want to use the services but they need to be reliable and arrive on time. People arrive at bus stops in Youghal after 8 a.m. to find they cannot get a bus until 9.30 a.m or 9.40 a.m., which is clearly not sufficient. I have been working on this for a long time. It has been a bone of contention between Ms Graham and me because of the PSO versus the commercial Expressway service. If anything can be done on costs I would be delighted.