Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Significant bus enhancements are coming. The first we want to see is the planning decision on the Swords bus corridor. As soon as that is delivered, we will go into the process of implementing the BusConnects programme. A series of new services are planned that will come in with that initiation. These include the L81, L83 and L85 services, which are planned to serve the airport and go through Swords to Sutton, Portrane and Balbriggan. This September, we will have a new service going from Parnell Square via Ballymun and Drumcondra. This will be route 19 to the airport. Similarly, and again commencing this September, in some four months, a new route 24 airport service will leave from Merrion Square. Significant bus enhancements, therefore, have been approved for Dublin Airport. The 1,000 buses going to the airport daily have proved extremely successful. The Deputy is correct that these services are of major benefit, especially for longer-distance commuters. There are instances, though, where people are not able to get a seat and I absolutely do recognise this is a significant issue. Those are commercial operations and are not operated by the NTA. It is not a public service obligation so we do not have full control over the nature and management of the services. However, i expect to see, and we will facilitate and support in every way we can, such bus access to the airport pending the arrival of the metro and other services.

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