Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport which routes on the upper Ballymoneen Road area of Galway city are operated under licence from the National Transport Authority, by Bus Éireann and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13271/23]

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. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 it is a statutory function of the National Transport Authority (NTA) to procure public transport services by means of Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts.

In light of the Authority's responsibility in this area, I have forwarded the Deputy's specific question in relation to which routes on the upper Ballymoneen Road area of Galway city are operated under licence from the NTA, by Bus Éireann and City Direct, to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.