Naoise Ó Cearúil (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

We have seen that the N4 and N7 are like car parks at the moment. I believe part of that is due to service unreliability of some of the routes, particularly the C4 and W6 routes, after huge investment in BusConnects. On the C4 route, we see persistent cancellations, ghost buses and severe overcrowding. With the W6, we see the removal of the post-4 p.m. service, which is impacting students and commuters. There are then repeated delays and cancellations. I have two proposed solutions. One is timetable staggering. At present, the W6 and C4 run in convoy. These should be staggered. The second is increasing the frequency of the C4 by moving from 30 minutes to 20 minutes, particularly in areas where we have huge population growth and huge populations.

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