Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The training to secure a licence for a vehicle such as that is standardised and obviously involves road testing and so on.

I have not had any complaints about different driving styles across Bus Átha Cliath, Go-Ahead Ireland or Bus Éireann, but that is obviously the experience the Deputy's constituent had.

On safety, Dublin Bus took the bull by the horns in running its pilot programme. We have expanded services. For example, Dublin Bus is running 24-hour buses in the city. I would like to see that expanded further. Transdev and Dublin light rail have 50 permanent security staff on our trains, but we have to be honest. While all of Go-Ahead's buses have cameras, as do all Dublin Bus buses and Bus Éireann, more people are using public transport than ever. That is good but they deserve to feel safe on those journeys. Sometimes, it is about particular routes, which are being focused on by the operators, and particular times. My main focus will be, with the Deputy's support, on establishing a transport security force and rolling that out throughout the country.

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