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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I suggest to the Deputy that she might do both, please, because I am conscious of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am trying to be very fair to members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Please, Deputy, that is unnecessary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Do not grandstand
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The NTA, is open, then, to meet with the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will the NTA, then, give a commitment to meet Deputies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Essentially, the Deputy is looking for the number of bus drivers who have left both companies. We will start with Go-Ahead Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the actual number of staff lost from Go-Ahead Ireland? The percentage is 25%, but how many is that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the total number of drivers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: So Go-Ahead Ireland is losing more drivers than Dublin Bus per annum.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Go-Ahead Ireland has roughly a quarter of the total number of Dublin Bus drivers, which is 3,000. Go-Ahead Ireland has 500 drivers, which is even less than 25%. It has about 20% of the number of bus drivers that Dublin Bus has. Is that a very high turnover rate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Be quick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Whitmore, I am conscious that we have to be fair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: You are all taking liberties and I am being very good to you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Currie should ask a question. Her time is up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Senator Currie have a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There were five minutes, and the time is up. We are way over time. Who does she want to direct her question to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That may be a point we can take up further. We will move on to Deputy Duncan Smith.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will hear from the two operators first and then hear from Ms Graham.