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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is this taxi drivers or taxi cars?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The question then is about the patterns. A city may have a higher SPSV rate per 1,000 of population but if they do not work at peak hours or they are being quite selective when they work we may have a system where the average in real terms might be much lower than 3.7.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I use taxi drivers to go from here to Heuston Station when I am under time pressure. I always ask them whether they work at night. Nine times out of ten they no longer work at night. If I asked this question of them four years ago, most of them would have said they worked at night. Their patterns have changed. Ms Graham said the NTA wants its own passenger information system. I ask that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many have come into the system and since when?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are facing into the Christmas period. Generally the view is that it will be chaotic with regard to taxi drivers. I will move on to buses next. Something is not working with regard to taxis. If taxi drivers are switching off apps and can pick up fares on the street then by definition there is a problem with the system. In most cases, the consumer relies on the app. For security...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is a separate issue again. I accept that. I ask the NTA to go back and examine the figures for the taxi industry again, particularly for those peak periods early in the morning, late at night and on the weekend. I am not saying-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am a doubting Thomas when it comes to the figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Where does the NTA stand on increasing the age of vehicles to 15?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Until when?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the NTA continuing to recruit taxi drivers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is something that we will probably discuss again in the new year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want to move on to the issue of the buses. I will start with the representatives of Go-Ahead. I have a couple of key questions. Am I correct that Go-Ahead has recruited 27 drivers? How many drivers has Go-Ahead recruited since the representatives were here last?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The company is still short 25.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: A total of 75 were required. Is it correct that by the end of the year, Go-Ahead hopes to have four or five in place?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There are 27 drivers awaiting sign-off. Are they to be signed off by the RSA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that regarded as a delay? Will the sign-offs be completed quickly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: With the recruitment of the 50 and the 27, by the end of the year or thereabouts Go-Ahead should have the extra 75 staff?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many staff have been lost?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What was the company losing prior to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want to focus on the figures. Go-Ahead has hired 50 people. How do we get to the figure of 405?