Louis O'Hara (Galway East, Sinn Fein)

That would be appreciated by many people, particularly in my town, which is very large commuter town. To be left without a bus service for over a year has a huge impact. If that is something that could be accelerated, it would be much appreciated.

I also want to raise Bus Éireann's route 51 between Cork and Galway city. That is a very important bus service for many towns and villages in south Galway in my constituency, such as the likes of Gort, Kilcolgan, Ardrahan and Clarinbridge. There are serious capacity issues on those services. People have been in touch with me who have been left at the side of the road, with buses passing by at full capacity. There is also an issue with the lack of late services. We do not have services from Galway city after 8 p.m. for people who are returning home. Are the witnesses aware of these capacity issues and might they be looked into?