Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2023
80. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issues with the 76-bus route (details supplied); the plans his Department has in place to fix these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5116/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs 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.
Further, as part of the NTA’s contractual performance monitoring system with the 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 Go-Ahead Ireland 76 bus route to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.
