Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 570: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will establish the timeframe for the introduction of low floor buses in the Dublin area; if his Department has allocated finances to the company for this purpose in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10704/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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It is the policy of Dublin Bus to replace all existing buses with low floor buses as they come up for renewal. Since 2000, all buses purchased by Dublin Bus are low floor and to date the company has converted almost 50% of its fleet to low floor buses.

My Department is providing funding of approximately €1.2 million towards Bus Átha Cliath's fleet replacement programme for 2005. It will be a further number of years before the existing buses which are not low floor have reached the end of their life and require renewal. It is envisaged that the fleet will be fully accessible by 2012-13, assuming that Bus Átha Cliath maintains its current fleet replacement policy.