Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 May 2005
232 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses and the total seating capacity of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet in each year since 2001 and at the most recent date for which data is available; and the average percentage of non-availability of the bus fleet due to repairs, breakdowns or unavailability of crew. [14692/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been informed by Dublin Bus that since 2001, the company has operated a fleet of 1,062 buses. Allied to this, up to 60 contracted services are in operation.
The year-on-year fleet and seated capacity for Dublin Bus vehicles is as follows:
|
Year |
Fleet |
Seated Capacity |
|
2001 |
1,062 |
70,270 |
|
2002 |
1,062 |
71,715 |
|
2003 |
1,062 |
73,392 |
|
2004 |
1,062 |
75,453 |
Dublin Bus has reconfigured its fleet virtually eliminating mini-buses and significantly reducing single-deck buses. As a consequence the capacity of the fleet has increased by 7% between 2001 and 2004. The company states that the average percentage of non-availability of the bus fleet due to repairs, breakdowns or unavailability of crew is 11%.
