Dublin Bus and Go Ahead have been fined almost €2.4million by the NTA (National Transport Authority) for failing to meet route and timetable targets.
Phantom buses that never show up, cancelled services and buses that ‘disappear’ from real time passenger information were all among the complaints levelled at the bus operators.
Company bosses were before the Oireachtas transport committee in the Dáil on Tuesday where TDs and Senators slammed them over their companies’ performances.