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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: There are no restrictions on questions or answers, which is healthy. Deputy Catherine Murphy is next and then I have a few questions. I am conscious of trying to keep everybody on board.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: So the taxpayer provides the company with the cost of the bus and the additional bit is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: What about all the other buses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: By the taxpayer. That is fair enough but the problem for Mr. Traynor is that he must buy the bus, full stop.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that Bus Éireann does.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The system could not operate without both public and private operators. One of its hallmarks is the co-operation between Bus Éireann and private operators where Bus Éireann's services are contracted to private operators. That is hugely important. Private enterprise is healthy for our society. If it increases competition and services and reduces costs, that is fine. In fairness...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Dublin Bus is really a city service so therefore if people do not have wheelchairs they could stand in that space.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: When one travels on the Continent one can stand in the wheelchair space.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: So what is the problem with taking those seats out and if there is nobody in a wheelchair then people can stand in the space?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Would it get over the problem if there is X sq. m for standing passengers or a wheelchair and priority is given to wheelchair users?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: When we go on holidays we use public transport. Years ago the buses in this city were all seated accommodation but mostly, everybody stands elsewhere. That is what is happening in Nice in France. Is that the way we should be going here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I will put the question in a different way. Could the service providers come back with what is the best practice elsewhere because this is not just an issue in this country, it is the same in many countries? From what I could see in France the trend is to make more space for standing, buggies and wheelchairs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I think it is a problem everywhere.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: We have had a very important discussion today and I thank our witnesses for their knowledge and giving us their time. I have questions, mainly in relation to unmanned Dart stations and so on. I appreciate the point about the new dedicated hub, where one can telephone a number when one is within two stops of a station and seek assistance. The Irish Rail submission says the number of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: So if I go to a particular point in my wheelchair I cannot get on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: If I am in an accessible station, but it is unmanned, will Irish Rail increase the number of unmanned stations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: This guy is two stations away. He comes on the train.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: And the person will be waiting at a particular point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: In the case where multiple users come along at the one time, what happens there?