Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

Obviously, the management of Dublin Bus has briefed a number of Deputies and the Minister on these changes. The public generally is still gravely concerned. First and foremost, it seems difficult to imagine that one can run a better service with the loss of 90 buses and 150 drivers.

The cutbacks this year are on top of cutbacks that the Minister forced on the company in previous years. For many, understanding how this could happen is difficult if there are to be fewer buses-----

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