Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full list of bus routes under consideration for transfer to management by an operator (details supplied). [9501/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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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 to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority intends to provide a PSO bus route from Dublin to Kerry directly. [9587/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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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 to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Bus Éireann buses that left Dublin Airport to different parts of the country for each specific route in the month of January 2025. [9588/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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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 query raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bus Éireann. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been a completed tendering process for bus routes (details supplied); the bodies that bid for these routes; and who won the contracts. [9628/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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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 to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.