No new buses in past four years

NOT a single vehicle has been added to the Dublin Bus fleet in the past four years, it emerged yesterday.

A report published by the company yesterday revealed dramatic increases in the numbers living along bus routes and warned of increased journey times. However, the company’s management has complained it cannot properly make use of new quality bus corridors until the Department of Transport releases funding for extra buses.

The green light has been given for an additional 13 bus corridors, to add to existing ones praised for cutting journey times and car use on key arterial routes in to the city.