Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Select Committee on Transport

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary)

2:00 am

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South-Central, Fine Gael)

No, decisions are about services, seeing an increase in the costs and obviously allocations did not meet that. If the Deputy looks at it in the round, what we have done through the fare initiatives, the reduction of fees, cost-of-living measures, the young adult card and so on is enhance the offering. Costs have gone up and that is not a new phenomenon. I make the point again that public service transport is not a money maker and in my opinion should not be seen as that. What we have seen is an increase in passenger numbers-----

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