Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national and local importance, namely, the need for the restrictive practices employed by the Department of Transport to be eased in light of the fact that Dublin Bus has been forced to postpone the use of 15 new buses purchased to serve the towns of Leixlip, Celbridge, Maynooth and Kilcock. These buses cannot be used until a licence granted to a private operator serving new routes along the Lucan corridor has been taken up despite the fact that funding was given to Dublin Bus for these buses long before granting the private licence. Micro-management has now become a new impediment to commuters who urgently need expanded bus services. The practices of the Department of Transport must be changed to fix this position.

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