Madam, – One wonders what kind of Walter Mitty Land the Minister for Transport, Mr Dempsey, lives in (January 14th).
He seems to think that Dublin Bus can actually increase the number of commuters they carry this year, this on the back of a 10 per cent increase in fares on January 1st, and a forthcoming 10 per cent reduction in services.
This at a time when fuel prices at the pumps are falling. Does he really think that people will leave their cars sitting outside and wait for a bus, in the middle of winter?
The Minister’s actions in downgrading public transport can only have a negative effect on Ireland’s carbon emissions and our commitment to the Kyoto Protocol.
Would it not be better to keep people working in Dublin Bus rather than paying them the dole and paying fines for being in breach of our Kyoto obligations? Voodoo economics meets voodoo carbonomics. – Yours, etc,