Public transport in Wicklow is not fit for purpose. Today, I will talk about the Go-Ahead Ireland services, specifically the 184, 185, 145 and 45A. They do not show up and drive by empty. The drivers refuse to stop to let people off buses at designated stops and leave young girls stranded in the dark at train stations and bus stations. It is completely unacceptable. I suggest that the Minister for Transport consult the Greystones Open Forum to learn about the exact impact on constituents in Wicklow. We have had enough excuses. I do not want the Minister to point to Covid or the National Transport Authority, NTA; what I want him to do is intervene immediately, given his responsibility for transport, to make sure the public transport services are available for people to use. I want to hear what immediate actions he is going to engage in. The matter needs to be dealt with by him as Minister for Transport.

The issue the Deputy raises is real. There is a real problem, but not just in County Wicklow. Many other Deputies would cite similar examples involving Go-Ahead Ireland and other companies in other parts of the country. The Deputy is right that neither Covid nor any other factor is a satisfactory reason for services not being provided to the standards needed. There have been fines applied in recognition that there is a real difficulty, but we need to go further. I will meet representatives of the NTA tomorrow to consider what specific further measures we can take, because we do have to act. There are real difficulties over driver recruitment and a range of technical reasons, but we recognise that what is occurring is not satisfactory. We have to improve public transport so services will be delivered as contracted, which is not happening. We will address this by every means we can.

Will the Minister come back to me with proposals?

I will come back to the Deputy with any specific proposals.