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A PRIVATE company has secured a licence from the Department of Transport to provide a town-wide bus service in Ennis for the first time.
The unidentified company secured the service even though Bus Eireann submitted a proposal to the depart- ment to operate a Service.
In response to a Dail question from Timmy Dooley, the Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, said, “I can confirm that my department re- ceived a proposal from Bus Eireann to provide bus passenger services in /Syeebacy
“On 20 November, 2007, the pro- posal was noted by my department and the company was advised ac- cordingly.
“The introduction of this new serv- ice 18 an operational matter for Bus Eireann.
“On 29 January, 2008, in accord- ance with the Road Traffic Act 1932, my department issued a licence to a private operator for an Ennis town Sos ata Gon
“All licences issued have standard conditions associated with them and compliance with those conditions 1s the responsibility of the service op- erator in each instance.
‘A condition of all licences includes the requirement whereby the service must be in operation in its entirety within four months from the date of
issue of the licence.” Deputy Dooley told