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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Dublin Bus is a large company. How did it get to a point that Ms Keane and her colleagues are before us because they are short 150 drivers and not delivering the service? Ms Keane expects the company will not have those drivers in place until early in the new year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Therefore, as we come into the busy Christmas period, both Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland will not be able to provide the level of service the public in Dublin are entitled to. The question is why did the companies not plan earlier for this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is Ms Keane blaming it on Covid?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will go back to the point. When does a challenge become a crisis? If the company is short 150 drivers and cannot deliver a service, that is to me a crisis. Does Ms Keane accept that point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: No. My problem is, a bit like the person waiting at the bus stop, I do not have the time. Returning to Go-Ahead, why did it not plan earlier? I do not wish to be rude but I have time and we need to get facts to the public. Why did Go-Ahead not plan earlier?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. Moving to the NTA, why was this not flagged earlier? It looks at the moment like the principal issue for both Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead is they do not have enough drivers in place currently. The NTA is charged with the delivery and roll-out of public transport. Why was this not spotted and flagged earlier? I ask Ms Graham and Ms Gaston to deal with that and then I have one final question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Ms Graham accept the principal reason is the current lack of drivers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. On the computer system, does Dublin Bus link in with the NTA's system or does the company have a separate one?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When does the NTA anticipate the bus-going public in Dublin will have a computer service that works in real time and both Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead will be back to running at 100% efficiency?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is the NTA's responsibility Ms Graham, in fairness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the NTA treating the current situation with bus services in Dublin as an emergency situation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the authority treating it like a crisis situation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will come back to this because it is a huge issue on the ground. It is an issue nationally as well. I am seeing with new routes that there are not sufficient drivers. It is a huge issue and we will come back to it. Senator Boylan is next. I believe she is online but perhaps not. We will come back to her. I now move to substitutes of members. First up is Deputy Higgins,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy Higgins. I now move to Deputy McAuliffe, substituting for Deputy Cathal Crowe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am conscious that more members wish to come in and I am very conscious of time
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the NTA have a specific cyberattack policy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Senator. It is communication
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will come back to this issue over the next couple of weeks. Deputy Cronin is deputising for Deputy Ó Murchú. She has six minutes. I am conscious of time. An awful lot of other members have yet to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Deputy have a question?