Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Transport the quality bus corridors in Dublin and their respective length and the total number of inbound and outbound services each day on each of the corridors. [18829/05]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Transport the routes on which the 10 km of bus priority which are not deemed quality bus corridors and the total length of bus priority on each. [18830/05]

Ivor Callely (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 189 together.

As indicated in the response to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 220 and 221 of May 2005, there are nine quality bus corridors in operation at present with a total length of 117 km. The total quality bus corridor length, including priorities on associated approaches, is disaggregated as follows:

Lucan N4, including St. John's Road and Lucan bypass — 16.8 km

Malahide — 7.5 km

Stillorgan, including Newtownpark Avenue and Foxrock-Bray extension — 24 km

Finglas — 6 km

North Clondalkin — 12.1 km

Rathfarnham, including Ballyboden Road — 8.1 km

Tallaght — 12.2 km

Blanchardstown — 16.4 km

Swords — 14.6 km

Total — 117.7 km

There are a further 9.8 km of bus priority measures which may not meet the full quality bus corridor specification but which do prioritise buses through traffic, disaggregated as follows:

N7 Monastery Road to Newlands Cross — 1.5 km

Newtown Park Avenue — 0.5 km

Outer Ring Road — 3.3 km

N32 — 2.5 km

Clontarf Road — 1.5 km

Laurel Lodge — 0.5 km

Total — 9.8 km

The issue of services on the corridors is a day to day operational matter for Dublin Bus and other public transport service providers.