Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria used by National Transport Authority and Bus Éireann to determine the routes prioritised for the deployment of additional buses in response to capacity needs. [25348/25]

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 this case Bus Éireann.

In light of the above, I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA and Bus Éireann for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.