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Vision Statement

Create a new network of passenger services for the Ireland of today linking it with the Ireland of tomorrow.

Goal and Objective

• Generate 10s of 1,000 of jobs
• Major stimulus to recovery
• Pivotal to Europe
• Use Irish natural resource
• Attract major EU funding

Today’s Situation

• Limited access
• Limited financial resources
• Based on structures developed
• 75 years ago
• No competition
• No focal point

How Did We Get Here?

• Representational model ineffective
• Bus/Coach industry incapacity to deliver
• Protected status of existing routes
• Transport of last resort
• Dependence on State funding
• “cut the service” solution

Available Options

Immediately:

• National Bus Terminus
• Additional National network of routes
• Identifiable cohesive private sector alternative
• No requirement for State funding

Longer Term:

• Connection to Europe via Cuchulann Tunnel*

Recommendation

• Initially grant “block” of route licences to ibus
• plc. serving National Bus Terminus to include
• Cuchulann Tunnel*
• ibus plc. can source funding for National Bus
• Terminus
• Divert relevant existing routes to National Bus
• Terminus
• Act now!

To download a PDF presentation of this outline, please 2010 NTA Submission Detail.

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