Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport
Rural Bus Transport: Discussion
2:00 am
Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
I will take my own additional slot. I would like to raise the town bus in Clonmel. As Mr. O'Donovan knows, it was established in December 2023. We are coming up to the second anniversary. It is a real success and is making a real difference in Clonmel with strong passenger numbers and growth. I was in the Chamber when that service was launched. I cannot remember if Mr. O'Donovan or John Nott was down. We were promised a review. I raised it previously at a committee hearing with Mr. O'Donovan. Where are we with that review? Can the NTA commit to a review on the second anniversary of the service? What I mean by that is just having a chat, engagement with the members of Clonmel borough district, the Oireachtas Members and officials from Tipperary County Council, to see if we can make changes to the service such as a number of additional stops. I am thinking of areas like Ard na Gréine, Meadowlands and others, just to make it a better service. Can we commit to the review today and identify when we can have it?
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