Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 42: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the traffic conditions faced by Dublin Bus in Dublin city centre and the resulting impact on journey times; and the steps he will take to improve the situation. [17912/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I am aware of the difficult operating conditions faced by Dublin Bus and other bus operators in providing services within the Dublin City centre area. To deal with this situation, Dublin Bus and the relevant local authorities are working closely together through the DTO City Centre Working Group to address the situation through a series of actions and measures including additional bus priority measures such as bus lanes and changes to traffic signals to support the bus. The measures are designed to improve bus performance and reduce travel time for passengers.

The authorities are currently working on the delivery of an agreed list of such measures for 2007/2008 and my Department is supporting these measures through funding of the order of €40m per annum. This investment is taking place while the planning and development of other public transport investments under Transport 21 are being rolled out, such as suburban rail, LUAS and Metro projects.