Bus Éireann
Dail Éireann — 2024-02-01
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Thomas Gould (SF), Cork North-Central

I have engaged extensively with BusConnects because I believe Cork needs it, but it needs to be a BusConnects that delivers. We are working very closely with the NTA on that. Buses in Cork are being cancelled and delayed. People have no faith in the service at present. I met Bus Éireann before Christmas to explain to it that more and more people are getting into their cars because they do not trust the service. It has never been as bad as it is now. During the meeting I was told the drivers were not the issue. A person contacted me to tell me that recently 14 buses did not have a driver. The drivers are doing brilliant work, but if there are not enough of them we cannot have a proper bus service. Will the Minister provide additional funding to Bus Éireann in Cork to take on drivers?

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Sitting date: 2024-02-01