Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
273. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of penalties and deductions for Dublin Bus service disruption between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/23]
View answer274. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of penalties and deductions for service disruption by a company (details supplied) between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27313/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 273 and 274 together.
As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in conjunction with the relevant transport operators. In addition, I would like to advise that as part of the NTA’s contractual performance monitoring system with operators, issues of poor reliability and punctuality performance can result in financial penalties for those operators.
In light of the Authority's responsibility in this area, I have forwarded the Deputy's question in relation to the value of performance-related penalties issued to each public transport provider from 2017 to 2022, to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.
