Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The use of public transport depends on the confidence of its users in the delivery of a reliable service. I would like to raise the issue of the 70 bus service, which runs between Littlepace and Dunboyne and has been withdrawn by the NTA. This is going to leave passengers without a direct service when BusConnects eventually comes in in 2024. More than 4,000 people have signed a petition against the removal of this bus service.

Will the Minister use his office to connect with the NTA and the BusConnects team to have a good look at this service? It is a good service and people are using it. People were all over Facebook today talking about Dunboyne and Clonee, towns which are packed with traffic. We need that service. Many young people attending school travel from Clonee to Dunboyne because no school places were available in Clonee. I ask the Minister to ask those organisations to look again at that service.

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