Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received a request for permission to provide a feeder bus service to all rail stations throughout County Kildare; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his permission is required in this regard; if he will consider such a request having particular regard to the lack of adequate car parking and the need for potential commuters to be able to access the rail service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12484/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The provision of any public bus services on a specific route by a private bus operator is subject to the 1932 Road Transport Act. In the case of the State bus companies, the initiation or alteration of a bus service is subject to compliance with the necessary regulatory requirement of giving advance notice to my Department and to compliance with the provisions of section 25 of the Transport Act 1958 concerning competition with licensed private operators.

My Department has not received any applications for bus services that are dedicated feeder services for the train stations in Kildare. However, there are a number of applications under consideration in my Department for bus services in the County Kildare area which include stops at train stations. The Department will consider any such application for bus services made by a private bus operator or by the State bus companies.