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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I have a couple of brief items. I am conscious Mr. Crowley has been there watching on screen the whole time and we have not had him in to speak. That tends to happen when someone is on a screen in the background and is staying quiet. They do not get to wave their hand at me as much. Did he want to come in on anything that was said? I am aware that people use the Wexford bus service and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Just not the one for me.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: This is in terms of also using credit cards and not having to have a Leap card. It is great if people have a Leap card but the question for tourists coming in is where to find and get one and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It will certainly speed it up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I know there are the machines now and the robbery element of it is long gone but equally it is bureaucratic and expensive for Dublin Bus. There is probably a cash office and the security and all that goes with it. What is the percentage of revenue coming from cash now? Is it 5% or 10% or is it 30%?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Hann might just let us know. It would be interesting. Nobody wants to exclude anybody but in this day and age probably nearly everybody has either a credit or a debit card and if they do not, a Leap card is not a huge ask if it can speed up the journey time. I remember asking one of Mr. Hann's predecessors years ago when I was on the local authority if every second or third 46A could...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I accept that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Even the Aircoach goes to sleep for a few hours.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It surprises me that it is even as high as 20% because the cashless fares are much cheaper than the cash fares.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The €2 fare only applies to cashless, does it not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Dublin Bus will probably need new technology on the buses to handle that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Was that Dublin Bus's call or the NTA's call? How did that happen?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: There are certain routes that do not really work very well operationally during the day because of congestion. I am thinking of the number 11 in my own area. It is not an overly reliable route because it does not have many bus priority lanes until one is almost in the city centre. Whereas at nighttime, that bus absolutely flies along-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: -----and would serve Sandyford, which is a huge employment area, Luas connections, University College Dublin, UCD, itself, Dublin City University, DCU, on the other end, Trinity College Dublin in the middle, and many younger trip generators who are probably out more often than people who are a bit older. I know DCU was campaigning for it at one stage and from the UCD side, it would certainly...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We have not been able to get Mr. Crowley back. Unfortunately, we cannot hear him but we appreciate him being here. I have no doubt we will get to talk to him some other time. The system is not working and we are not picking up any sound. I apologise for that. I do not know where the glitch is but it is a glitch nonetheless. We have had a great session. Do the witnesses wish to make...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: What about Bus Éireann?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It is excellent that Bus Éireann has contactless payment facilities. I thought Mr. Kent was going to invite me to travel for free. Do the CTTC representatives have anything to add?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: There is much in the opening statements that the committee will consider. Individual members will also pursue other issues raised. We received useful answers. Does Mr. Edwards wish to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It is Mr. Edwards's fault that we are here, although in a good way. It is to his credit we are all here because it was on foot of a visit to his depot that I said we wanted to discuss the problems and blockages in the system. Post Covid there are blockages everywhere, including with work permits and passports. The issue with passports has improved immensely. We are coming out of that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Yes. The witnesses should feed into this committee by all means. On foot of this meeting, they may want to come back to us with particular requests. That could be a request that we speak to the Department of Social Protection about counting hours rather than days worked. That is a sensible proposal. We had a good answer on the age limit of 70 years. On recruitment, the number of...