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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When will the NTA get the opportunity to put someone on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It was not me. It was probably Deputy O'Rourke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That was Deputy Lahart.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: One should never comment on someone who is not present, but we will-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has the NTA been able to look at the number of taxis operating in the greater Dublin area before and after Covid-19?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the result?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How much was it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The sector was deregulated at the time, basically overnight. It was a supply issue at the time and the then Minister deregulated it overnight.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It was a supply issue. The question is: why is it different now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Obviously, we all use taxis and such night work is very difficult for many of the drivers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is very difficult for a lot of people. Something will have to looked at in respect of the offer because it is a very difficult job.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is seriously difficult.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is an ecumenical matter, obviously.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We might come back on the questions asked by Deputy Matthews. While the NTA representatives are gathering their thoughts, I will put a question. When does the point come where light rail is considered over BusConnects? The document states there could be a transition from BusConnects to light rail. What is it? Is it down to modelling?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How far forward does the model go?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Returning to Deputy O'Rourke's point about the argument for light rail that "if you build, they will come", I find rail the easiest form of travelling by a mile. People do not get car sick and are not caught in traffic. I know there are bus lanes. Has the NTA looked at modelling that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the difference between statutory and non-statutory? This is important. Dublin is the only are where the plan is statutory. What is the difference and what are the implications? The NTA document is quite high level in one sense but it is also quite specific. BusConnects has impacts on people's homes, so there is a human dimension. Do the local transport plans in any way feed into...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the practical import of that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is a bit like the national development plan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is more the process but the delivery of the project will come down to funding and the NDP.