Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

Have many new licences been issued to private operators in north Kildare under the 1932 Act? Will there be a competitive tendering process before the new Dublin transportation authority is instituted? Has any consideration been given to the practical issues of additional bus stops, termini, ticketing and timetabling? In my area, two operators provide two bus stops next to each other. People must stand in the middle and run for which ever one comes first. Granting of new licences becomes unworkable if there is no thought-out process in how the various services will integrate. Breaking up the services will only cause more problems rather than solutions in an area where we already have a crisis.

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