Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport

Rural Bus Transport: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Conor O'Donovan:

When we reviewed that particular area and when the licensed operator pulled out, we looked at various different options. We try to get value for money in what we are trying to do. For that particular service, the 425A, as part of Connecting Ireland we significantly increased the frequency of that bus in 2024, I think. It is a lot more frequent than it was. Certainly, when we are looking at these, we would look to see if we can reroute a bus route. There is a lot of demand in Athenry. Regarding that particular example, currently four buses per day per direction, Monday to Sunday, operate on that route. By bringing the route through Athenry, we can potentially increase the frequency of that as more people use it. It means that the whole corridor could potentially-----

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.