‘The least people can expect is a dependable bus service’ Dublin Bus, Go Ahead and the NTA will answer questions before the Oireachtas today. BKNT BreakfastBusiness
As people prepare for the first Christmas with some level of normality since COVID, ‘the least they can expect is a is a dependable bus service’.
Dublin Bus is expected to use the hearing to apologise to customers who have experienced delays as well as cancelled and ‘ghost’ services in recent months.this morning, committee chair Kieran O'Donnell the answers all three came up with at their last appearance were “very unsatisfactory”. “We want to see that both Dublin Bus and GoAhead have recruited the large number of bus drivers which they stated that they would and we expect that the NTA will give us an update on real time passenger information services.”“Ultimately this is about … this is the first Christmas since COVID arrived that people will have some level of normality,” he said.
“I think the least they are entitled to is a dependable bus service. We want to see really firm action.”The last time the two companies were before the Oireachtas it emerged they had both been fined large amounts for failing to meet route and timetable targets.“We want to see whether the NTA has issued any further fines,” said Deputy O’Donnell.
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