Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 418: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received a request from Dublin Bus to move the 37 bus terminus from Diswellstown to Blanchardstown; his views on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22525/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department received a proposal from Dublin Bus on 1st May, 2008 for changes to its Route 37. Following an initial examination, which included consultation with Dublin Bus, my Department deemed that the proposal would give rise to competition with an existing licensed service. Accordingly, my Department advised Dublin Bus on 9th June, 2008 that an application in accordance with Section 25 of the Transport Act, 1958 was required should the Company wish to pursue the introduction of the change. Alternatively, Dublin Bus was also advised that it could review its proposals in order to avoid competition with the licensed operator.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 419: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of private buses operating on scheduled bus routes throughout Dublin for each of the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22526/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of buses being operated by private bus operators on scheduled routes is a commercial matter for the individual bus companies themselves. My Department would not have the statistical information requested by the Deputy.