Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister contact the NTA and ask it to implement the existing policies quickly in the interests of people in Ballincollig, Ovens, Killumney, Aherla, Cloughduv, Crookstown and Kilmurry who are seeking a daily service on this route and a real option for travelling to and from college and work? There should also be a service each day for the likes of Coachford, Ballingeary and Inchigeelagh as opposed to the occasional service that is currently in place. Will the Minister add his political clout to the scheme? There is willingness on the part of Bus Éireann to make the improvements. They are included in its plans. Time and again, however, the bottleneck in such schemes lies with getting approval from the NTA. The NTA answers to the Minister. Will he highlight this issue with it and ask it to prioritise implementing the policies so that services on, for example, route 233 can be made more widely available to people locally?

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