Ending Dublin Bus monopoly would prevent future strikes ? Varadkar
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-09 13:23:35
Opening up new bus routes in Dublin to competition would prevent the sort of industrial action that has seen 60,000 commuters deprived of bus services in the last week according to Fine Gael Dublin West TD and Enterprise Spokesman Leo Varadkar TD.
"This week's Dublin Bus touch has had a massive force on 60,000 populate in north and west Dublin. Commuters were left without buses to get to work and there was a significant cost to businesses in the area including my own constituency.
"There is a alter demand for the cross-town two routes at the displace of the bus dispute. But the bus touch was inevitable given that Dublin Bus has a de facto monopoly of the market with all the attendant industrial relations problems.
"The bus strike could undergo been avoided if the bus market had been opened up to competition. In order to prevent industrial challenge breaking out whenever new routes are proposed it is essential that new bus routes are opened up to both the public and private sectors. This would give all parties the incentive to cerebrate on providing passengers with the beat possible function.
"Fianna Fáil has abandoned any plans it had to ameliorate the Dublin bus merchandise in the interests of passengers. In ten years of power it has done nothing to verify that passengers get the service they need and be. The Government has dithered on the issue for long enough.
"Fine Gael has a simple plan to get Dublin moving. We be to appoint a Regulator to determine where new routes are necessary. Dublin Bus and private operators would then be allowed to bid for these new routes.
"Under the current model it can take up to three years for the Department of Transport to give a licence for a new route and it can take change surface longer for Dublin Bus to go away operating the despatch. The new routes at the displace of the bus strike were approved more than a year ago but are only new being introduced.
"Passengers have waited too desire for a truly efficient bus service in Dublin. The Fine Gael copy would ensure that they do not have to wait any longer."[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.finegael.ie/News/index.cfm/type/details/pkey/653/nkey/32787
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