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- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Is the authority only dipping into the taxi element of the surplus?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Who decides the extent to which the authority will dip into the surplus, whether it is €2.9 million or €3.5 million?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: If the authority made a projection for the year but towards the end of the year it realised a shortfall was coming through, does it then decide to dip into the surplus?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Is that the only safety net the authority has?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: What was €1.9 million as a percentage of the total spend of the organisation?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: I want to keep with the issue of taxis, in particular ranks and racism. One issue constantly brought to my attention is the racism arising between taxi drivers in Dublin. What is the authority's responsibility in this regard?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: I thank Mr. Murphy and his colleagues for coming in today. I wish to stay with the Leap card for the moment. Apart from the costs and the project overruns that have happened, it is a great facility to have in the city, finally. I understand it is to be extended to dublinbikes on a trial basis. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Is that something the NTA is looking at?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Does the dublinbikes scheme come under the remit of the NTA?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: I was not aware that the NTA is funding the next stage. I know that funding was released by the Government for the pre-planning aspects of the expansion but my understanding was that the delivery of bikes and running of stations would still be the responsibility of JCDecaux. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Has Mr. Murphy any idea how much that will cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: The NTA has set aside €2.5 million for 2013, with a further €2.5 million to be provided in 2014. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: The negotiations have been going on for a while now. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: I was on Dublin City Council in 2009 when the scheme was launched and within three months the council was moving to try to negotiate an extension to the scheme because it had proved so successful so quickly. We are now in 2013 and those negotiations are still going on. Does the NTA have a role in the negotiations?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: I am really against the idea of a parallel bike scheme because I think it will pose massive operational difficulties. At the same time, I recognise that all of the cards are in JCDecaux's hands here because it operates the existing scheme. To return to the figure of €5 million, the NTA will provide that money for the roll-out of the additional stations and so forth. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: The extension includes an extra 5,000 bikes, I believe, spread over 40 stations. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: If the taxpayer is paying for the stations and the bikes, then the contract we are negotiating with JCDecaux is for the running of the scheme over a period of ten, 15 or 20 years. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: I am sorry, I did not mean to dwell on dublinbikes but it just came up in the context of the Leap card. I also wanted to mention the roll-out of the real-time passenger information and the applications for Dublin Bus and the DART, which has been excellent. I know there have been some problems and that from time to time, when I use the bus myself, the information is not to hand, but by and...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Did all of the staff move across as well?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: How many staff moved?