Dáil debates

Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions

Bus Services

11:30 am

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. The only thing that worries me is that I saw a reply to a letter I sent to the Department recently, in which it was indicated that one bus stop was close to another. I assure the Minister that, for people with mobility issues, it was not. The reality is that the stops were at least 300 m or 400 m apart. To an able-bodied person, that is nothing, but to a person with a mobility issue, it is a long distance. Insofar as it is possible to do so, the Minister should do his best to ensure services to which people have become accustomed will be retained. Incidentally, there was no bus service between Maynooth and Celbridge when I first became involved in this business. There was also no bus service to Captain's Hill in Leixlip. I would certainly like to see the services continue uninterrupted and to see them enhanced, rather than interfered with, to deal with the wider issues that need to be dealt with. It is a matter of doing the two together, if possible.

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