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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: It is an element of the strategy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: The bus corridors are an element of the strategy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: I appreciate that but the allegation is that there is siloed modelling of each one when in fact we need modelling that shows the correlation and impact of the three.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: Will they be transcribed today?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: I have for now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: I also congratulate the staff of Dublin Bus. They have been extraordinary through all of this time. I have a sister-in-law who was a driver and inspector, so I have heard all the stories over the years. To what extent does Dublin Bus have an input into the network redesign?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: Dublin Bus has input. It is not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: -----the decision maker, but it has input. Dublin Bus's input makes a difference.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: I would think it is instrumental.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: In the context of, let us say, the change on the C spine and the effect that has had on the community in Chapelizod, I would be very disappointed that the community in Chapelizod has not been heard on that. Consequently, there are up to 170 extra car journeys a week because they were denied their connectivity with their schools. Can Mr. Coyne give me an idea on a timeline for the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: I would appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: I really appreciate that and I will engage with Mr. Coyne outside of this meeting. There are a number of 24-7 bus gates being implemented. Does Dublin Bus get an input into that or the criteria for saying what should be a 24-7 bus gate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: Bus gate in the BusConnects. For instance, there are some areas where the local knowledge would be that they are very quiet outside of rush hour Monday to Friday and yet their proposal is for a 24-7 bus gate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: Okay. I understand. I thank Mr. Coyne and I will engage with him. I have two points. One is on Metro South West. Obviously, the leaders in that are Pauline Foster and Séan Ward. Many of the residents associations are within my home constituency of Dublin South Central. It is a very supportive and huge population being left without adequate public transport, even with BusConnects...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: There has been less than desirable public consultation in a lot of the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: I note that from Mr. Jose's-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: The Dublin Commuter Coalition wants both.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Mary Seery Kearney: Okay. I would really appreciate that.