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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Which routes is the company getting complaints about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will let Deputy Higgins comment on that later. Go-Ahead Ireland was fined €885,000 by the NTA for not meeting targets. Has the company been fined any money since then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That was a political answer Will a fine be imposed by the NTA, Ms Graham?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We spoke about the €1.5 million for Dublin Bus and the €885,000 for Go-Ahead Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was that about lost kilometres?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does NTA expect any deductions for punctuality in the next round?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Edwards has made that clear in his statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was car congestion taken into account for the €1.5 million and €885,000 reductions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is that new?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: When will those figures be finalised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Turning to Dublin Bus, if I am correct, 39 people have been recruited since the representatives were last here and the company is short 120. I ask for the timeframe within which those 120 will be put in place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Dublin Bus have any difficulty recruiting now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: When the representatives from Dublin Bus were before us previously, it was stated that the predominant difficulty was the recruitment of staff. Is that still the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That has not changed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the recruitment of staff still the major challenge for Go-Ahead Ireland or has the position eased?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Dublin Bus has 130 routes and Go-Ahead Ireland has 30 routes. Is Dublin Bus operating within the target set down by the NTA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Which routes are not running at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are there any specific contingency plans in place between now and into the new year for the busy time of Christmas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are Nightlink services all operated by Dublin Bus?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: What services are those?