Dublin Bus confirms additional bus services for Maynooth and Leixlip

By Kim O'Leary

Kildare North Labour General Election Candidate Emmet Stagg has welcomed the announcement by the National Transport Authority that additional Dublin Bus Services will be provided on a number of routes in Maynooth and Leixlip in the coming months.

The move comes, stated Mr. Stagg, as existing Dublin Bus Services on a number of routes in the City are transferred to Go-Ahead. The transfer of services means that Dublin Bus can re-deploy Bus Drivers and Buses to increase frequency on their existing routes. These increases will occur over the next number on months as routes are transferred to Go-Ahead on a staged basis.

The following routes will see improvements according to the National Transport Authority with details to be decided nearer the date of introduction of the planned improvements:

Route 66 - Maynooth to City Centre

Route 66a - Leixlip Captains Hill to City Centre

Route 66b - Leixlip Castletown to City Centre

A  New Route 66e - Maynooth to City Centre via Glen Easton.

Mr. Stagg stated that the planned improvements are welcome but he added that he'was 'concerned that no additional services were being provided in Celbridge.'

In conclusion Kildare North Labour General Election Candidate Emmet Stagg stated that he would contact the National Transport Authority about the planned improvements in services and that he would also raise the fact that Celbridge was not included in the improvements.