Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 April 2014
955. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he last met the chief executive officer and chairman of Dublin Bus; the topics discussed; the details of future meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19402/14]
View answerThe last bilateral meeting I had with the Chairman and Chief Executive of Dublin Bus was on 8 January 2014. A further meeting has not yet been scheduled but will take place within this parliamentary session. The following matters were discussed at the last meeting:
- General financial position
- Increasing passenger numbers in 2014
- Impact of the Luas Cross City Project
- Tendering by National Transport Authority (NTA) of certain bus routes.
Both Minister of State, Deputy Kelly and I have regular meetings with the NTA and transport operators to progress one of our key objectives of increasing the number of people using public transport by 2% this year. Two meetings have been held to date on 12th February and 9th April and the Chief Executive of Dublin Bus participated in both of those meetings.
