I wish to raise the issue of the lack of bus services. BusConnects, which has gone through multiple public consultations, is now in its implementation phase. However, there are still pockets of areas that are not being served by the BusConnects plan, even as it is being rolled out. This is particularly the case in north County Dublin and I want to raise the area of Holywell in Swords. At present, Holywell is only served by a private bus service, Swords Express, for journeys into town. It is a huge residential area with more than 2,000 units but the BusConnects plan would not serve it with a proper, direct peak-time service. I ask the Taoiseach to join me in contacting the NTA to ask it to find a new route. This area is in south-west Swords and it should have the shortest journey time into town but, instead, every morning dozens of people are left behind at bus stops because the private service is going past them. It is a genuine case. I ask the Taoiseach and the Government to get involved before this Dáil ends.

I thank Deputy Smith for raising this important issue regarding Holywell in Swords and the fact there is a serious constraint on access to bus capacity and the length of time that is adding to people's commute as they go about their daily lives. I will certainly contact the National Transport Authority to highlight the Deputy’s views and I will liaise with him directly on it.