Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I will move on to some broader issues relating to the NTA. I hear the frustration of Dublin Bus and its passion for its service. I appreciate that it is the same for Go-Ahead Ireland. We all want better public transport. We all want reliable public transport that is going to encourage people to get out of their cars. That is where this frustration comes from. It comes from our constituents. I met with students from DCU two weeks ago who spoke about a 24-hour bus service for DCU. That is something we would really like to see delivered. The N4 has proved to be really popular and is a very well-run service that is very frequent. The N6, which is run by Go-Ahead Ireland, is a bit more patchy.

In particular, the bunching of services in Finglas village, where the terminus is based, has caused significant problems. People are enquiring when the N2 will come through. Could Ms Graham tell me when the E and F spines might come along?