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West-By-Bus: A New Group to campaign for bus transport in the West

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    Neworder79
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    Recent response to a question on the issue by the Minister Noel Dempsy points back to Bus Eireann again...

    Q - Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael):
    The bus service provided by Bus Éireann in the west is particularly bad. In 2005 Bus Éireann agreed to commence providing a range of services between Knock Airport and the surrounding towns. The Minister and his Department were lobbied in respect of this matter. In March 2007 - oddly enough, prior to the general election - the department decided to sanction the provision of such services. To date, however, a service to the airport has not been provided. Will the Minister indicate the position with regard to this matter?


    A - Noel Dempsey (Minister, Department of Transport; Meath West, Fianna Fail)
    The matter to which the Deputy refers is extremely specific in nature. If he tables a parliamentary question in respect of it, I will endeavour to obtain the information he requires. If it took two years to process the application - I have no reason to doubt the veracity of the Deputy’s claims in that regard - then information must have been outstanding and this prevented the making of a decision. The fact that, two years after the licence was granted, bus services are not being provided, indicates to me that the fault may not lie with the Department.


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