Cork has 'significantly worse' shortage of bus drivers than rest of the country

Bus Éireann currently employs 591 staff in Cork city and county. Of those 491 are drivers, 60 employed maintain the fleet of vehicles and a further 40 are involved in administration. File picture: Larry Cummins

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said the Cork region has been hit hardest by shortages in the number of bus drivers but added that congestion in the city is also impacting service reliability.

He also revealed a new app is to be created to replace the current one which often does not show accurate arrival/departure times.