310. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport to audit the number of Dublin Bus passenger vehicles parked in Monaghan as back up to the electric fleet, instruct the National Transport Authority to re-deploy fleet to Bus Éireann in order to increase capacity on the 103 and 105 routes in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29224/26]

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 and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in conjunction with the relevant transport operators. As Minister for Transport I continue to engage with the NTA on an ongoing basis in relation to maintaining high operational standards on all forms of public transport.

In light of the NTA's responsibility in this area, I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.