John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

Dublin Bus requires radical reform to meet the needs of bus users. The company made a profit of approximately €4.7 million in 2007, but it lost €10 million last year and is forecast to lose €31 million this year unless action is taken. I am sure Deputies will recall that unfortunately, there have been archaic work practices in that organisation. Even the slightest change is resisted. Over many years we had disputes over the opening of the middle door. We have tried to get integrated ticketing and real-time information so that people waiting at bus stops know when the bus will arrive. Unfortunately that has failed. We need to change radically the way Dublin Bus operates and that is what we will achieve.

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