LABOUR Party city councillor Joe Leddin has called on Bus Eireann management in the city to consider the hosting of annual public information meetings.
Cllr Leddin believes public consultation would allow members of the public and other interested groups such as sporting or community organisations an opportunity to meet with officials from Bus Eireann and discuss how best to improve the bus service offered.
“Every day I canvass I am meeting people who highlight some issue regarding the current bus service. In some parts of Raheen and Dooradoyle the location of bus stops is not suitable, in other locations there are bus stops with no shelters and in some cases there are problems with the timing of certain bus schedules,” he said.
According to the city councillor, residents in Glencairin are worried about their children’s safety as the bus drives through narrow roads around the estate. He also claimed that in other housing areas such as Kilteragh residents have to walk long distances to access a bus service opposite the Crescent Shopping Centre.
“These public consultation days which would include Bus Eireann officials with maps of existing bus routes on display provides customers both existing and potential customers an opportunity to raise issues and suggestions as to how the company can provide a better service,” he concluded.
