Fears 10% cut in bus fleet will cripple Dublin

DUBLIN will be crippled unless private operators are allowed to take over any routes axed in the imminent cuts at Dublin Bus, it was warned yesterday.

Company bosses are meeting with trade union leaders later this week over plans to reduce the capital’s bus fleet by a tenth as part of a wider cost-cutting package.

Fine Gael’s Senator Paschal Donohoe said the move will effectively hold up the city for the next 10 years as passengers are left stranded.