Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on placing responsibility on the providers of bus services to introduce toilet facilities on their vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27970/11]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The responsibility for the provision of toilet facilities on bus services is a matter for the providers of such services and not one in which I have any function.

As the Deputy may be aware, the licensing of commercial bus passenger services was transferred to the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the Public Transport Regulation Act, 2009. The NTA issued Guidelines for the licensing of public bus passenger services in November 2010, which are available on the NTA's website (www.nationaltransport.ie).