Development of Bus Services in Greater Dublin Area

In September 2006 the Minister announced Exchequer funding of up to €30m for the purchase by Dublin Bus of 100 additional buses. All of these buses are now in service.

In 2007, a further €15.04 million was approved as a contribution towards the cost of 100 replacement buses for the Dublin Bus fleet. 50 of these replacement buses are tri-axle buses which offer greater passenger carrying capacity. These 100 buses have entered service during the second half of 2007 and early 2008.

In 2008 another €15 million was approved as a contribution towards 100 replacement buses. All of these buses had entered service by the first half of 2009. 

 

In March 2008 funding of €10.364 million was approved by the Department for Dublin Bus to meet the cost of the Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVLS) project, as well as expenditure on a new radio system, traffic light priority system (TLP) and the pilot of 'next stop' announcement system on 150 buses. Dublin Bus is currently proceeding with the introduction of an AVLS on board buses on a depot by depot basis. As of June 2010, AVLS has been rolled out to all routes operating out of Summerhill and Clontarf garages. 
 

This Investment has been grant aided as part of Dublin Bus' Public Service Obligation (PSO) compensation for the provision of a PSO network of services