Mr. Hugh Creegan:

It is not that we do not have the fleet but it means we must keep some of the older fleet. Instead of retiring a bus after 12 years, we have to keep it a while longer and allow the electrification programme to catch up. The Deputy is correct that we are not as far advanced in electrification as we would like for the reasons she has touched on. That means older buses must be kept for longer. As soon as electrification catches up, they will be swapped out. We are not pointing to that as a cause of the capacity issue.

The capacity issue is largely around clarity as to where it is needed and we now have a system to give that clarity. It is more about the human resources, drivers and mechanics, who we need to operate additional services.