The Green Party has today welcomed the announcement by Dublin Bus that it is to overhaul the bus network and provide a more efficient service for Dublin’s bus commuters.

Ciaran Cuffe, TD for Dún Laoghaire said:

“The implementation of a network review is long overdue and Dublin Bus’ announcement today is a positive step in matching the bus network to the changing patterns of Dublin city.

“In particular, the increase in orbital routes around the city and radial routes across the city is something to be welcomed. These will allow more cross city journeys and more communities to be directly accessible by bus.

“These changes have been recommended by the Deloitte report last year which highlighted bus ‘bunching’ and network complexity as stumbling blocks to an improved service. The Network Direct redesign will iron out these difficulties and result in savings of €12m which is good news for taxpayer.”