Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The level of service that is provided by Go-Ahead for the people I represent in north County Dublin is nothing short of disgraceful. Buses are being cancelled at the very last minute and no explanation is being sent to passengers. This means people are missing appointments and they are late for work and late for school. It is happening constantly. We have contacted Go-Ahead I do not know how many times and the answers we get are of absolutely no comfort at all. I very much welcome what the Minister of State is saying in regard to recruitment but the company seems to be recruiting some of the most delicate drivers I have ever heard of. The level of sick leave and Covid seems to be disproportionately impacting the workers in Go-Ahead, and the Minister of State might want to look at that. The simple fact is that Go-Ahead is not delivering on its contractual obligations. That is the bottom line: it is being paid to deliver a service and it is not delivering that service. The question for the Minister, were he to be in the House, is what he is prepared to do about it. We do not need a description of the problem because we know what the problem is. We want to hear from the Minister or the Minister of State what it is that they are going to do to resolve this.

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