One of the biggest changes to our public transport system, BusConnects, was launched a couple of weeks ago. Having studied what is proposed in detail, I find many parts of the strategy could be referred to as "BusDisconnects". The consultation process is due to start on 16 July and run for the six-week period during which people close their doors, switch off and go on holidays. We are not engaging with bus users.

I will give one example. My bus stop, the 1937 on the Tyrconnell Road, has lost the 68, 69 and 13 buses. The 63 bus serves the area every hour. We already had a service with three buses. Deputies should be looking at their areas and demanding that this consultation process be put back until at least September when people can engage properly. It is an absolute disgrace.

We need a radical improvement of the bus service, not just here in Dublin-----

In our bus service.

-----but also in Cork and Limerick-----

The Taoiseach's constituency got looked after.

There is no connection to Blanchardstown. Mine have to connect.

Order please.

BusConnects is a €2 billion investment in bus services in Dublin with-----

It is not in my constituency, which needs it.

It is the hurdy gurdy bus of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross.

-----hundreds of millions of euro to be invested in Cork and Galway-----

It is the hurdy gurdy.

-----for BusConnects as well. It regularly takes an hour to get from the western part of my constituency into the city centre and, as things stand, it is only going to get worse. We need radical improvements to our bus service.

BusConnects will reduce journey times by about half but it does involve big changes to routes and also big improvements in infrastructure on street, at stops and of the vehicles themselves.

Commuters will have to wait 20 minutes to an hour.

This has to go through a public consultation process and a planning process and there will be lots of time for people to feed into that.

It is 16 July or August.