Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Traffic Regulations
Brian Walsh (Galway West, Independent)
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725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has any plans to permit limousines, as licensed small public service vehicles to avail of bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9530/14]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The use of bus lanes is provided for in the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997, as amended. The primary purpose of providing bus lanes is to facilitate and promote bus-based public transport. Bicycles and taxis are also permitted to use bus lanes.
Having regard to the role of taxis in providing on-street immediate public hire services, an exemption to allow for their operation in bus lanes, when they are being used in the course of business, was provided. It remains my opinion that to extend the use of bus lanes to other categories of vehicles will serve to undermine their original purpose and I have no plans to amend the current policy.
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