Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 53 together.

As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding relating to public transport. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The operation of Iarnród Éireann services, including the new DART timetables, is a matter for the company with oversight by the National Transport Authority, NTA.

The DART and commuter sail services carried almost 33 million passenger journeys in the Dublin region in 2017, an increase of 6% compared with 2016. The DART had a growth rate of 29% in the period from 2013 to 2017.

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