State Paying Almost €300m a Year to Private Contractors to Run Public Transport - 02/09/2025
The overall cost to the State of paying private operators to run public transport has hit nearly €300m.Figures released to Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly show that since 2018, €250m of that alone goes to Go-Ahead, which operates outer Dublin, Dublin commuter and two orbital routes in the capital. In February, the NTA published a letter of intent to continue its relationship with Go-Ahead, despite criticisms of the levels of service.A response to Mr Daly from the National Transport Authority says on top of this €295m spend, the TFI Local Link/Rural Transport Programme is "managed and administered by 15…
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