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Ireland’s Coach Services top of EU Table

Ireland’s long haul coach services are seen by passengers as punctual, reliable, comfortable and safe, according to a survey published by the EU Commission. Read the survey results here The survey was carried out across Europe among 28,000 respondents to evaluate customer satisfaction on inter-urban regular services. The research in Ireland was carried out by...

Leapcard.ie website offline from Saturday 30th September – Tuesday 3rd October

Leapcard.ie is undergoing essential maintenance from Saturday 30th September until Tuesday 3rd October. During this time Leap Card accounts will be unavailable and you will be unable to buy, top-up or register any Leap Cards online. However, Leap Card functionality will not be affected and you will be able to use your card as normal....

Dublin Quays Bus priority measures lead to substantial reduction in bus journey times

Bus journey times along the quays have improved by up to 45% in some instances, since the new bus prioritisation measures were introduced at the beginning of September this year. Following a comparison of bus journeys in the first full week of September this year with the same period last year, there have been substantial...

Minister Ring launches Local Link rural public transport brand

  Minister for Community and Rural Affairs Michael Ring has today officially launched the Local Link brand. Local Link (formerly the Rural Transport Programme) provides quality community-based public transport across rural Ireland. The launch took place at the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co Offaly. Local Link provides both demand-responsive, door-to-door services on request, as...

Maximum Fare Order Proposal Approved

Section 24 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 empowers NTA to make a “maximum fares order” fixing the maximum fares that may be charged by the driver of a taxi. The making of a maximum fares order is a matter reserved for NTA Board determination. The NTA Board met today (September 15) to consider the...

Maximum Fare Order Proposal Approved

Section 24 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 empowers NTA to make a “maximum fares order” fixing the maximum fares that may be charged by the driver of a taxi. The making of a maximum fares order is a matter reserved for NTA Board determination. The NTA Board met today (September 15) to consider the...

31 million increase in public transport passengers since 2013

The number of journeys on subsidised public transport and commercial bus services has increased by almost 31 million since 2013, according to figures released by the NTA today. In 2013, there were 210m passengers on subsidised Public Service Obligation (PSO) services, while in 2016, that number went up to 236m. All PSO operators have experienced...

Méadú 31m ó 2013 ar líon na bpaisinéirí a úsáideann iompar poiblí

De réir figiúirí atá eisithe ag an NTA inniu tá méadú beagnach 31 milliún ó 2013 ar líon na dturas ar sheirbhísí iompair phoiblí fóirdheontais agus ar sheirbhísí tráchtála bus. In 2013,  bhain 210m paisinéir leas as ár gcuid seirbhísí fóirdheontais Oibleagáide Seirbhíse Poiblí (PSO) agus bhí ardú air sin go dtí 236m in 2016....

SPSV Industry Update Issue 38

Download the PDF – SPSV Industry Update Issue 38