Written answers

Thursday, 14 July 2022

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Bus Services

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on compliance of an organisation (details supplied) with performance standards in relation to punctuality, reliability and customer service in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39469/22]

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times that an organisation (details supplied) has cancelled bus services in 2022, broken down by the number of cancellations on each route; the penalties, if any, that have been levied for cancelled services to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39470/22]

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the compliance of an organisation (details supplied) with running bus services on time; the penalties that have been levied for failure to meet these targets to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39471/22]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 265, 266 and 267 together.

As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in conjunction with the relevant transport operators.

In light of the Authority's responsibility in this area, I have forwarded the Deputy's specific questions in relation to Go-Ahead Ireland bus services, to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

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