Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy knows, large aspects of BusConnects are in planning. We expect decisions from An Bord Pleanála quite soon - in the next few weeks and months. The power to direct the NTA, to the extent that it exists, lies with the Minister for Transport. He is in Dubai at the moment but I will let him know that the Deputy raised this so that he can take it into account. As people know, the whole idea around. BusConnects is to have direct routes that are much more frequent. The bus arrives quickly every couple of minutes and people get into town much more quickly. In some cases, that will mean that people might have to walk a bit further, maybe ten minutes instead of seven or 15 minutes instead of three or four. The idea is that because the bus service will be so frequent, people will get on the bus quicker and get to and from town much quicker.

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