Public Service Obligation
Dail Éireann — 2021-06-17
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Marc Ó Cathasaigh (GP), Waterford

On the Minister’s second point on inconsistencies with regard to distances, I would draw his attention to the specific example of Tramore, which was left out of the Waterford metropolitan area transport strategy in what was a serious omission. What we now have is the 360 route as opposed to Waterford to Tramore being considered a city route and part of the city service. That leads to a greater price, given it costs people €2.80 to make a one-way journey on that route, which means it costs one more than a fiver to get in and out.
It shows. People are voting with their feet and there was less than 2% commuter usage in and out of Waterford city. We know Tramore is very much a commuter town and something close to 50% of the people who are living in Tramore work in Waterford city, yet we only have a 2% uptake on that transport corridor. It was a serious omission to leave Tramore out of the metropolitan area strategy and it has led to that increased price point, which makes public transport unattractive.

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Sitting date: 2021-06-17