Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I do not expect the Minister to have the figures in front of her because the question is tangential to the one I tabled. Could the Department come back to me with the occupancy figures for the buses and whether they are full, three quarters or half full? If we are trying to get value for money for the taxpayer, the closer to full occupancy we can get, notwithstanding public health guidelines etc. the better. A fuller bus is more cost efficient to run.

Another matter I want to raise is tangential to what I raised in my initial question. It arises from discussions I have had with Bus Éireann and applies to many users, including me. My first experience of public transport was when I was aged six, seven or eight, going to Butlerstown national school. I am not sure it was an extremely positive experience of public transport. Can there be investment in the public transport fleet so that the first experience of public transport is positive, with a good quality bus that operates to the highest standards?

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