Bus operators hit with fines of over €2m for inadequate services

Dublin Bus and GoAhead Ireland were hit with fines of over €2m combined in the first six months of this year for their failure to provide adequate levels of services, an Oireachtas Committee has heard. File Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Dublin Bus and GoAhead Ireland were hit with fines of over €2m combined in the first six months of this year for their failure to provide adequate levels of services, an Oireachtas Committee has heard.

Representatives from both companies and the National Transport Authority (NTA) faced questions from the Oireachtas Transport Committee on Tuesday, where NTA chief executive Anne Graham said that recent software improvements and a reduction in cancelled services would reduce the number of so-called “ghost” buses on the roads.