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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 February 2018

Thursday, 15 February 2018

Questions (25)

John Curran

Question:

25. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make an incremental improvement to the bus fleet operating in Dublin; his specific targets to improve journey times, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7734/18]

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Written answers

I wish to advise the Deputy that following the mid-term review of the Capital Plan, Budget 2018 provides for an increase in the multi-annual capital investment for public transport with a four-year capital envelope of €2.7 billion over the period 2018-2021. This substantial multi-annual envelope includes funding of over €770 million for the BusConnects programme to fundamentally transform Dublin’s bus system, so that journeys for bus passengers will be fast, reliable, punctual, convenient and affordable. At the heart of this proposal is the development of a core network of bus lanes served by radial routes and a network of park and ride facilities at key locations. 

Work is ongoing on the redesign of the bus services network and also on infrastructure proposals for Core Bus Corridors which will be an integral part of the programme.  When this work is completed the proposals will be launched for public consultations in April and May of this year. The results of the public consultations will inform the final decisions to be made on the network redesign and the Core Bus Corridors including specific routes and corridors.

Under the current Public Service Contract arrangements with Dublin Bus, the National Transport Authority monitor a number of service targets that include reliability, excess wait time (for high frequency services), punctuality (for low fequency servcies) and servcie quality.

In light of the NTA’s responsibility in these areas, I have forwarded the Deputies' questions to the Authority for further information on the issues raised.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

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