MINISTER of State at the Department of Justice and Limerick TD Niall Collins and Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien met with Transport For Ireland (TFI) Local Link Limerick Clare to discuss challenges in service delivery on Shannonside.
Deputy Collins (FF) said that TFI Local Link services are hugely important to connecting rural communities, providing a network of bus services all who want to travel to or from Limericks towns and villages.
The ministers had a “productive conversation” with Anne Gaughan, transport operations co-ordinator for Limerick, and Marie O’Connor, general manager at TFI Local Link Limerick Clare respectively, Deputy Collins explained.
“We discussed their range of bus services in the county and the challenges they face delivering services in the Limerick area.
“Minister O’Brien is committed to helping them work to solve the issues they face, as we are all aligned that we need to make sure as many people as possible can benefit from this hugely important and beneficial community transport service.”
Minister O’Brien also spoke at the Greenway and Active Travel Conference in the Strand Hotel, which came in tandem with his announcement that the government is investing €360million in walking and cycling infrastructure this year.
“This has been a productive visit to Limerick, where I discussed the latest on transport infrastructure in the county and how challenges in delivering local link services can be overcome,” Minister O’Brien stated.
“I was particularly pleased to be in Limerick to open the Greenway and Active Travel Conference, which brought together over 250 delegates here to discuss how active travel and greenway projects across Ireland can be advanced.”
The Minister said the government is investing €360million in greenways and active travel nationally, including “significant investment” in local projects, which he says have been “truly transformational for people right across Limerick”.
