Dublin Bus Cuts Confirmed
Dec | January 13, 2009Last year I posted about a Sunday Tribune article which reported that 100 buses could be cut from the Dublin Bus fleet. Today the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey confirmed that there will be cuts in Dublin Bus services. Dublin Bus is expected to withdraw 120 buses or 10% of the fleet and laying off 200 staff.
If this is any indication as to how the government will cut public service costs then we can expect to see many more front line services cut and I suspect we face a year of discontent with public transport in Dublin.
Update Friday 16th Jan: Dublin Bus has confirmed the cutbacks. 120 busses as expected but 290 (160 compulsory) staff to go as well. The changes will come into effect in March. The trade unions in Dublin Bus are saying they will oppose the 160 compulsory redundancies.
in order to say happy new year to everybody, dublin bus, luas and dart have increased tariffs for 2009 without improving anything or planning a better service, despite the transport was not so great indeed.. but now.. is gonna be even more expensive and worst! that’s not business
A year of dicontent? Was there ever a year of “content” with public transport in Dublin?
Do you actually have public transport in dublin? I’ve always thought you were just mimicking the rest of the world without too much success…
So… It’s getting cheaper to drive, more expensive to take the bus and there are going to be fewer buses? Way to go
update of today:
below the link:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0116/transport.html
not 200 jobs, but almost 300!!!!
i know, i know.. we’re in recession..
great bus service, sad to see that services will be cut
it the women in there cars that get in the way and criple
up the bus routes
less cars and more busses
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I can’t believe the bus cutbacks, more action is needed to prevent this from actually happening, if it hasn’t already happened.
Huge disgruntlement felt, will protest or sign petitions- anyone organising anything to counter these ridiculous cutbacks?
Every member of the public sholud get in touch with there local councilors/T.D’s to complain about theese savage cuts in our transport service if the government are throwing money into banks/bankers why not also invest in our public transport system also cause all dat money they gave to the banks means nothing if people cant get to work!!! It is absoulety disgraceful how under funded C.I.E actually is compared to other European cities