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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Could Mr. Gaston provide a timeframe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Here is an example of the greater Dublin area being looked after while about people in the west and south are forgotten. Why did the NTA not start the scheme in Cork city, Limerick and Waterford?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Does the NTA not put a proviso in contracts with private operators that their fleets must have wheelchair lifts to accommodate passengers? Some of the private operators do not have them. One operator has no bus with wheelchair access, whereas Bus Éireann has wheelchair accessibility in place. How can we allow that kind of unfair competition?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: In awarding contracts to private operators, could we not make it mandatory that they would accept the free travel pass? Some private operators do not allow the use of the free travel pass.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I accept that commercial decisions are a matter for the private operators. The Bus Éireann service, in terms of its provision of service to isolated areas and participation in the free travel scheme, is as much a social service as a transport service. There must be fair competition on all routes. It is unfair that the main operator between Cork and Dublin Airport could decide not to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Did Bus Éireann meet with Ms Graham before issuing its letter to employees indicating it would discontinue some Expressway routes? Does she feel she had an impact on the discussions between workers and management in Bus Éireann by issuing a letter to this committee on 28 January stating that the NTA was in a position to fill the void should the Expressway be pulled from some routes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: No, it came through this committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It pre-empted the outcome of the discussion to some extent. Is it possible that some Expressway routes could convert to PSO routes, if Bus Éireann or the Department could make the case for that? There is no similarity. The route from Annacotty to Kildare and the Red Cow is covered by a private operator but Annacotty to Nenagh to Templemore is covered by Bus Éireann.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: How many protection officers does the Department employ to monitor fares and carry out inspections?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Does the Department have access to the figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I am at a loss to know why the NTA does not have the figures for the capacity increase because at a previous meeting on the commercial routes, we were informed, and I did not keep all the figures, that while passenger usage increased on the Cork-Dublin corridor by 61%, capacity went up by 111%. Is that justifiable? What plans does the NTA have to introduce double decker commuter buses to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: What size are the buses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is at the expense of an operator that is not paid properly for carrying half of its customers.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (23 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive, HSE, could not upgrade and refurbish a building (details supplied) to accommodate the provision of future services consistent with its primary care strategy. [9358/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (23 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans the Health Service Executive, HSE, has for a property (details supplied). [9359/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (23 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 436. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will arrange for an official of the HSE to update a care plan in respect of a person (details supplied). [9127/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (28 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 574. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a document that shows that there is a risk to ambulance cover in an area (details supplied) in County Cork; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact the National Ambulance Service intends to replace the only servicing ambulance in this area with a 24-7 rapid response car; if his attention has been drawn to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (28 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 654. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application under the nursing home support scheme by a person (details supplied). [10475/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Expenditure (28 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 663. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact the Irish Greyhound Board has not published accounts for 2015 and 2016; and if so, the basis on which funding is made available to the Irish Greyhound Board, in view of the fact that his Department does not have access to the board's accounts. [9612/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waterways Issues (28 Feb 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 727. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding a specific project (details supplied) in County Cork. [10244/17]