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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I hope it will be increased. I cannot guarantee anything but that is our objective. It is on an upward trend and I am very hopeful that it will continue as such. We are talking about three routes being closed down and two being revised with reduced numbers. As the Deputy will know, when that happens the NTA has committed to making an immediate assessment of whether people will be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I have outlined the authority's immediate response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: The NTA has responded in kind to each closure and reduction. I think that it has been fairly effective so far.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: It is 52%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: We can produce figures without the school transport figures, if the Senator would like.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I have no problem doing so but school transport forms part of the overall figures of Bus Éireann.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: Otherwise it is 20% of the rest.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: We can present the Senator with figures that have less information if he so wishes. That is no problem at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: Is that all?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I am sorry that the Deputy does not have confidence in me. I would like to hear his reasons because he has constantly called for me to intervene.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: If he does not have confidence in me then why does he want me intervening? Instead he should have told me to keep out of it. He has constantly called for me to intervene. He should make up his mind.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: The Deputy should make up his mind.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: Let us have a few suggestions on the way forward.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I urge him to tell me why I should intervene and what I should do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: Let me address that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: Of course I will. The number has increased by 4 million since 2010 or 9%. Last year the total number of Bus Éireann PSO passengers was 32 million. I shall answer the Deputy's question on the report that was received last night. I concede that members will not have had time to digest the report. Members will have plenty of time to digest it soon. The report could not be just...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: The report contains stuff that is very commercially sensitive. I know that the Deputy is very concerned about this matter. Therefore, I will ask that he is briefed by the people in my Department or the NTA who compiled the report. They will give him a full idea of what has been redacted. It would be a pity if commercially sensitive information got into the public arena. I know I can rely...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I have done them. The Deputy talked about a public transport network being adequately funded. That is why I have increased the PSO subvention and will continue, hopefully, to increase the PSO subvention.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: The Deputy is right that the subvention is lower. It is just lower than it was in 2008.