Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The private operator has been operating there for a long time. It does not, in my view, provide a commuting option. It is very much a St. Stephen's Green to Glendalough-type service, so it was intended more to serve perhaps visitors or tourists. As the witnesses well know, however, Local Link services can provide that link into Bray train station for people working in the city or who need to pick up a rail or bus connection. That private operator service runs only twice a day and I do not think the fares are in any way comparable with what is available on a Local Link service, so I do not think it is right to compare the two. It is a bus service but it is not comparable.