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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: We received correspondence from the Convenience Stories and Newsagents Association, CSNA. The contract for the Leap cards used to work through the Payzone network. It has now gone to An Post and PostPoint. It appears from the terms that the commission they earn has been dramatically reduced. What view does the NTA have on this? The CEO of the CSNA Vincent Jennings has written to the NTA....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Ms Graham. By way of clarification, the figure of €1.5 million was given as net fines for Dublin Bus and the figure for Go-Ahead was given as €885,000. What was the gross figure for fines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: What was the gross fine for Dublin Bus?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: A total of €142,000 was a bonus or credit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it fair to say that Go-Ahead would not have the problems it does with recruiting 45 drivers if its rate of loss of drivers was not as high as it is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am conscious Deputy Boyd Barrett must come in. I will allow him in for two or three minutes. We are over time but I want to be fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Deputy Boyd Barrett have questions? We were supposed to leave this room at 2.10 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to be fair. If the Deputy has specific questions he should ask them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want Go-Ahead and Dublin Bus and the NTA to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will let Go-Ahead, Dublin Bus and NTA come in very briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Please, Deputy. We do not have time for this. We will come back to this. We will bring the witnesses back in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I know. I ask Mr. Edwards to respond quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I also ask that the Dublin Bus representatives respond quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Thank you, Ms Keane. We will finish with the National Transport Authority, NTA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will meet again in the coming weeks when Deputy Boyd Barrett will be welcome to contribute to the committee. My problem is time and going over time. We will come back to these issues. We will probably extend an invite to the representatives very shortly to come back to give us an update. We are conscious of coming into the Christmas period. Our role as a committee is to assist in any...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: No apologies have been received. This meeting is to consider a Supplementary Estimate for Public Services for Vote 31 - Department of Transport. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton and her officials to the meeting. We only received the Estimates and the briefing details at 11 a.m. today. We will proceed with the meeting but we reserve...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: From the tone of the Minister of State and the content of her replies, I understand she wants the increases to be deferred. Is that correct?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Of the three leaders, who has met TII at this stage?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Has there been open dialogue between the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and TII?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: At this point, has the Government met TII?