Madam, - Dublin Bus, which received a State subvention last year of €80 million, recently stated that it expects its fuel prices to rise from €19.6 million in 2007 to €37 million next year. This is the cost of running a fleet of large double-decker buses, capable of seating up to around 60 passengers.
Yet, apart from certain rush-hour routes which carry large numbers, most buses run with very few passengers - and many travel in convoy. This can easily be verified any day in Dublin city centre.
It appears that there is no real effort to reconcile supply with demand. Surely a fleet of small vehicles would be much more cost-effective and efficient? - Yours, etc,
DERMOTT BARRETT,
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Pembroke Gardens,
Dublin 4.