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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Logistically, it is huge.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Kent very much. We have gone a little bit over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It is fine; I was part of it too. I thank Deputy Smith. I call Deputy O'Rourke and then we will bring in Deputy Danny Healy-Rae after that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: In conclusion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The witnesses should be as brief as they can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Deputy Danny Healy-Rae is a visitor to our committee. He is very welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I did not know that. We are all learning something today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We had a discussion on that point with Mr. Kent, the CEO of Bus Éireann which implements the scheme. I will let him address the Deputy's remarks if he wishes, or the Deputy may wish to keep going.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Kent addressed that already but for the benefit of our visiting member, he might articulate again where Bus Éireann is coming from.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It is on the public record now. It was asked for here, so we better make sure we do what we can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Deputy Healy-Rae for joining us today. Senator Doherty can come back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I wanted to bring up the same point. To develop Senator Doherty's query, is it a case that the bus fleet is going to create greater carbon emissions, because there are more of them doing more stuff? Presumably, the desire would be that lots of people get out of their cars, and stop creating carbon emissions from their cars. Has that been factored into the overall calculation or not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: This is the 9,000 routes.
- 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...