Nessa Cosgrove (Labour)

I wish to ask Mr. Kent and Mr. Parker from Bus Éireann about the N17. It is a national primary route. It is about the Tubbercurry bus, that is, the Galway to Derry bus. I am sure Bus Éireann has received a lot of correspondence about this. At the moment, that bus leaves Galway and it is full by the time it gets to Tubbercurry. There is only one bus in the morning. Tubbercurry is the second biggest town in the county. It is arriving into Tubbercurry in the morning and then there is only one coming back in the evening. There are a lot of people who have hospital appointments, particularly older people.

I also wish to raise the issue of fares. Maybe this is part of the national fares strategy as well. The Local Link services are cheaper than the Bus Éireann routes. Am I right in thinking that a one-way adult ticket is €11.20 from Tubbercurry to Sligo?