Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase capacity on public bus routes connecting the commuter towns of County Galway to Galway city. [2358/23]

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 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 question in relation to plans to increase capacity on public bus routes connecting the commuter towns of County Galway to Galway city, to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.