I will also bring up the issue of public transport in County Cavan and the 109 bus, as presented by my colleague. It is not just a capacity issue. We have seen situations where buses do not show up at all. I have written to Bus Éireann, which has stated to me it has an increased number of cancellations as a result of having insufficient mechanics available at its Broadstone garage. This is a huge inconvenience to people. The 109 is the one route we have to Dublin. I ask the Tánaiste to do something to try to address that. Along with that, I raised previously the need for a park-and-ride facility at Whitegate that could facilitate more people, as we are trying to push people onto public transport.

I have written to the NTA, which is doing fantastic work on the Local Link service. A new service from Cootehill to Virginia is opening. I asked the NTA to include Killinkere as a stop point for the communities of upper and lower Killinkere. It has said "No" because it will not reroute the bus, but it is possible to put a stop somewhere on the main route that will facilitate people in Killinkere.

I thank the Deputy. I know she raised this matter of capital infrastructure and a park-and-ride facility as a Topical Issue. It is something we have reflected to the NTA. I am happy to engage with the Deputy and Deputy Smith on concerns relating to the ongoing issue of buses not showing up, in addition to driver shortages. There have been particular issues in counties Cavan and Meath related to commuter buses, on which there has been engagement between the Department, the NTA and Bus Éireann. It is something we are actively working on to build better capacity and ensure that people have a much more reliable service. We are happy to meet the Deputy before Christmas to try to make progress on this issue.

Perhaps the Local Link service as well.