Edward Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

The only public transport for most of west Wicklow to Dublin is the No. 132 bus, which travels only four times daily, with the last bus leaving Baltinglass at 3 p.m. and the last leaving Dublin at 5.30 p.m. Last April, when I met the NTA I was told that a very significantly increased service would be put in place later in April but nothing has happened since. The NTA is now saying that this cannot progress as the Department of Transport has placed a hold on uncommitted expenditure for new public transport services. Can this issue be resolved? Similarly, I want to raise the issue of two Local Links that have been promised and are overdue. The Bray to Glendalough route was promised for September. The provider is ready but there is still not start date. The same applies to the proposed route from Knockananna to Carlow.

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