Bus Services Dail Éireann — 2026-07-09 ============================================================ Niall Collins (FF), Limerick County Rather than rehashing what I was given as a closing statement, I will convey to the Minister for Transport and his officials the points raised by Deputy O'Connor in relation to his constituents in east Cork and about the new routes which are available. He is well aware of the commitment of the Government and the commitments in the programme for Government to continue to roll out public transport services and to provide as much co-ordination and linkages as possible. That being said, there is a backdrop of challenge in getting bus drivers and mechanics in particular, as I pointed out, and that is dampening the progress we are trying to drive. I will convey the message on the Deputy's behalf and on behalf of his constituents. --- Source: Houses of the Oireachtas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The Official Report is revised after first publication; the fetch timestamp below identifies the version quoted. Record URI: https://data.oireachtas.ie/akn/ie/debateRecord/dail/2026-07-09/debate/main Retrieved: 2026-09-14T01:01:07+00:00 Sitting date: 2026-07-09