As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally.

In addition, I would like to advise that the NTA also has responsibility for the collection and publication of statistics relating to public transport.

Therefore, in light of the NTA's responsibility in this matter, I have forwarded the Deputy's question in relation to the top ten highest yield of Dublin Bus routes in 2022 and to-date in 2023, to the Authority for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

I will stay on Limerick but, in fairness, the Deputy started his question nationally and, after my initial reply, he jumped back to his constituency-----

Kilbeheny. Oola.

Ní choinníonn an Roinn na staitisticí atá iarrtha ag an Teachta. Tá fáil ar shonraí Daonáireamh ar bhonn Limistéir Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta chomh maith le sonraí ábhartha eile maidir leis an bpróiseas pleanála teanga ar an amharcóir mapa a rinne an Roinn a fhorbairt i gcomhar leis an bPríomh-Oifig Staidrimh:

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Tá tuilleadh eolais ar fáil ar ndóigh ón bPríomh-Oifig féin maidir le gnóthaí Gaeilge trí chéile.

Go down and drink the water there now.

On sewage treatment, the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Expenditure have both allocated unprecedented money to Irish Water for sewage treatment plants-----

It did not know the sewerage system was there.

Ní choinníonn an Roinn na staitisticí atá iarrtha ag an Teachta. Tá fáil ar shonraí Daonáireamh ar bhonn Limistéir Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta chomh maith le sonraí ábhartha eile maidir leis an bpróiseas pleanála teanga ar an amharcóir mapa a rinne an Roinn a fhorbairt i gcomhar leis an bPríomh-Oifig Staidrimh:

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Tá tuilleadh eolais ar fáil ar ndóigh ón bPríomh-Oifig Staidrimh féin maidir le gnóthaí Gaeilge trí chéile.

It did not.

Deputy, will you let the Tánaiste answer?

There is a significant investment programme in sewage treatment plants and we need to do more. It is an issue of capacity now. The money has been allocated.

The reason we are doing it-----