FactCheck: Which public transport services get the most state funding?
AAA-PBP TD Brid Smith says the state gives more per journey to rail and tram services than it does to buses. We put her claim to the test.
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AAA-PBP TD Brid Smith says the state gives more per journey to rail and tram services than it does to buses. We put her claim to the test.
The dispute will come to a head in three weeks’ time.
“There is nothing I would like to see more than a satisfactory end to this,” said Minister Shane Ross.
The state-run transport service has announced a range of cost-cutting measures.
We examine his comments and test the claim of his fellow Cork South-West TD, Fianna Fáil’s Margaret Murphy O’Mahony.
Strike action now looks inevitable.
Bus Eireann workers have said industrial action remains on the cards.
Bus Éireann has warned of 2,600 job losses
The suggestion has been made by Cork Fine Gael TD Jim Daly as a means of preserving rural bus services.
SIPTU has called the latest plan presented to workers as “horrendous and totally unacceptable”.
Plans to cut overtime emerged last week and unions have warned people in rural areas would be particularly affected.
The dire financial situation at the State-owned bus company is such that it could be declared insolvent within 18 months.
Bus Éireann is facing insolvency within the next two years after a period of heavy losses.
The NTA said the 2016 passenger figures show a “clear demand for a safe, efficient and reliable public transport service”.
One passenger described the ‘real time’ system as “more like random number generators as they are never accurate”.
Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Luas and Iarnród Éireann have all released Christmas schedules for their services
Earlier, Transport Minister Shane Ross said the company’s financial situation is “fairly bleak”.
Transport Minister Shane Ross came under attack today about plans for Bus Éireann Expressway.
Today management revealed its Expressway service is continuing to haemorrhage money and would require restructuring measures.
The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that allows the semi-state to operate the service.
The French-based company currently operates the Luas service.
600,000 people are expected to pass in and out of Dublin over the course of the 1916 Rising centenary commemorations.
They were snipers, cooks and doctors during the 1916 Rising.
Bus Éireann made a financial settlement with the complainant.
The services will cover the greater Dublin area.
The court heard Jennifer Dardis had previous convictions for theft and having had possession of “some sort of weapon”.
The fare changes have been introduced to encourage more people to use Leap cards, according to the National Transport Authority.
One TD believes that the plans could put kids’ lives in danger.
Some go up, some go down, some stay the same.
Wheelchair-using customers of Bus Éireann are expected to book their seats 24 hours in advance on regional routes.
While you were sleeping – unions and management were still talking at the LRC.
Further talks between unions and management are due to be held today.
Getting around today is a bit trickier than usual, but it can be done.