Dáil debates
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Public Transport
4:00 pm
Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
It is disappointing that in recent months there has been a series of price increases of 6% to 15% across all forms of public transport. I hope we can put pressure on the NTA, Dublin Bus and other companies to stop these increases. The Minister should ensure as far as possible that we do not have further increases. It is evident from the traffic on the road that there has been an increase in car traffic because of the cutbacks in public transport, which have affected many areas. In my areas the bus services have been devastated, with the number 19 route completely removed. That has affected those with a disability, the old and others, and we cannot allow that to continue. We have the least subsidised public transport system in Europe and we must stop this from happening again. We have pushed for people to use public transport for years but this goes completely against that.
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