COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

MOTION NO. 26

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

Cathaoirleach's Business

"Following correspondences between this council and Dublin Bus (Q18 March2016 ACM) That this committee now requests the Chief Executive to make representations to Dublin Bus regarding a bus route along the Outer Ring Road."

REPORT:

See reply below received recently from Dublin Bus

"I refer to your correspondence regarding the provision of a new bus route between Lucan and Tallaght via the ORR and I apologise for my delay in responding to same. 

The position with regard to bus services in the Republic of Ireland is that the NTA as the regulatory Authority have oversight on all aspects of Public Transport provision. In the Greater Dublin Area, Dublin Bus have a direct award contract with the NTA for bus service provision. For these reasons it is probably best to write to both ourselves and the NTA when looking for new or altered service provision. As you will know from presentations given regularly to councillors by our Operations personnel, Dublin Bus have a good knowledge of bus services in the areas concerned. Finally, Dublin Bus and the NTA regularly meet to review queries like this. Thank you for your query"