Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which extra commuters are expected to be carried by bus in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33158/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The CIÉ bus companies are targeting significant growth in passenger numbers over the next 5 years — up to an additional 37.5 million per annum. Projected passenger numbers for private operators are not available. However, applications for bus licences from private operators will continue to be processed under the provisions of the Road Transport Act 1932, as amended.