Written answers
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Public Transport
Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of staff requirements in terms of driver numbers in each of three companies (details supplied) in order for them to fulfil their scheduled pubic transport services, in tabular form; the current actual diver numbers in each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47394/22]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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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 management and operational aspects of public transport.
The queries raised are operational matters for the individual transport operators, Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland and Bus Éireann. Accordingly, I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the companies for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.
Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a transport provider (details supplied) is still operating Saturday schedules on Monday-to-Friday services on some routes; the reason this is the case; when this will revert to full service; if he will request the National Transport Authority to provide figures for the total number of cancelled scheduled departures by the provider across all of its services from January 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47395/22]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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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 NTA's responsibility in this area, I have forwarded the Deputy's question in relation to Go-Ahead Ireland, to the Authority for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.
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