Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister knows that I am a passionate advocate for increased investment and support for rural transport, particularly through the Local Link process. The pilot scheme that I proposed on behalf of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party to the Minister last year has been very successful, by and large. The Minister, his officials and the NTA have carried out a review of that significant pilot scheme, which extended those bus routes across a number of counties to evenings and weekends. When does the Minister expect to have a final decision on that pilot scheme and the future of these additional routes which have worked very well? When will he communicate that final decision?

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