Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My question in relation to Question No. 54 is to do with the process that the NTA engages in response to overcrowding on service provision which is an ongoing issue. They are not responsive enough. I have seen this in my constituency. I have seen this on DCU-bound services from the north east, which would, of course, include counties Cavan, Monaghan, Louth, Meath and even Westmeath, where services are full when they reach the outskirts of Dublin or even at source and the NTA does not seem to be able to respond quick enough. Surely the organisation should foresee an uptick in people wanting to use the service at the commencement of the academic year every September. I have an ongoing issue with its capacity to respond to recognise that there is a problem with the provision and that it therefore should put on more services. I am specifically referring to those contracts.

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