Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Challenges Facing the Bus and Coach Industry: Discussion
Mr. Allen Parker:
The challenge is that on our city and town services, which have low-floor ramp access, one just turns up and goes, and they are higher frequency and easy to roll on. On the coaches, that is lift access. As I said, seats need to be removed. There is only a single wheelchair space with lower frequencies. It is that piece of guaranteeing. We want to ensure when a customer books that the wheelchair space is ready and is guaranteed for him or her. I fully understand the desire to be able to turn up and go. In those lower frequency lift-access instances, we believe the 24 hour booking is appropriate to guarantee availability.
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