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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: The NTA has discussed this with both operators.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have a final question on the metrics. Mr. Hann said that both operators are set to have covered 98% of their kilometres. Dublin Bus has done 95% and Go-Ahead Ireland has done 97%. What did they do previously? I want to discover if there has been an improvement? Maybe this is something I should ask Ms Graham. Has there been an improvement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What was the metric? That will tell a multitude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What do Mr. Hann and Mr. Edwards have to say to the Dublin public who are bus users and to people up from the country about the service they can expect over the Christmas period and beyond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Go-Ahead Ireland provide a 24-hour service?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not contracted to do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What does Mr. Edwards wish to say to Go-Ahead Ireland's customers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has Ms Graham found those figures?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That would bring it down to about 91.5%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about 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: It was down at 73%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise. It was at 83%. When were those peaks?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: So we have seen a considerable improvement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Ms Graham spoke about curtailing the service. Is she putting it on the record that if the current contracts are not fit for purpose and running at the efficiency stated in them, the NTA will not move on to the next phase of the roll-out of new services?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has the NTA put that to Government yet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: But the NTA will not expand and set up new routes until the existing routes are fully functioning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When will BusConnects in Limerick be rolled out?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask that consultation takes place. There cannot be enough consultation done. This is a hugely sensitive issue for people. I ask that the NTA be open to as many consultations as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When will the first period of consultation take place in Limerick?