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- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: We already have an inequitable system. We have people in County Dublin who are being treated like they do not live in County Dublin.
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: This is not London we are talking about, with all the different zones. We have a strong connection to our counties here in Ireland. People who live in Balbriggan and Skerries feel very connected to County Dublin. They feel they are not being treated like all other Dublin rail users.
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The NTA is not going to consider moving Skerries and Balbriggan from zone 1? It is just not in the review.
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: My time is limited. In the context of child fares, was this not considered or did the NTA just think that families would not even notice?
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Why were these inequalities put in place in the first instance? Now it is being reviewed and there might be a change in September.
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Why was that not put in earlier?
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Why were the interzone inequalities not considered, or were they?
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: When will the interzone inequalities be corrected?
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I will move on to the Local Link service, which is excellent and which serves many rural communities. I was quite dismayed when it was stated that there is not going to be an increase in funding. In my area of north County Dublin, we have a strong demand for increased services along existing routes and for the introduction of new routes. I mention route 195, which services Balbriggan,...
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank Mr. Creegan.
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Okay. There is no capacity to introduce any new routes beyond the existing ones.
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Can I very quickly ask-----
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I might get back in then.
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: MetroLink is vital infrastructure, not just for north Dublin but for this country. We all know that the railway order was submitted in November 2024 and a decision is imminent. I believe from the timeline the NTA outlined that the tendering is expected to commence in 2026. Are preparations under way to adhere to that timeline? What is going on behind the scenes so that the tender...
- Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Once that rail order comes through, will there be nothing then to throw things off schedule?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I call on the Leader to invite the Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien, to the House for a debate on the roll-out of BusConnects. I was at a meeting last night in Lusk attended by representatives from Skerries, Loughshinny, Lusk and Rush, who are very concerned about the removal of the only direct service to the city, the No. 33 bus, which is due to be implemented next year. The...
- Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The RSA's submission stated a new NCT centre is planned for north Dublin. What is the location of that?
- Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Are these locations in north County Dublin or north city?
- Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: When will there be clarification on the location?