Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

The Minister rightly referred to the Dublin Transportation Authority, which is of great importance to public transport. When will it become operational? Members spent a considerable amount of time discussing the legislation in committee rooms and so on. Are the provisions pertaining to planning, that is, all new development will have the integrated public transport function at its centre, effectively operational since the Act became law? The Minister referred to how the fleet could be better utilised and it also must be expanded. Would the Minister consider a differential fare structure, with much lower fares applying during the off-peak period to encourage people to use buses?

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