{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68b6beefa742b7c846ca4711?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"State Paying Almost €300m a Year to Private Contractors to Run Public Transport - 02/09/2025","description":"<p>The overall cost to the State of paying private operators to run public transport has hit nearly €300m.</p><p><br></p><p>Figures released to Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly show that since 2018, €250m of that alone goes to Go-Ahead, which operates outer Dublin, Dublin commuter and two orbital routes in the capital. In February, the NTA published a letter of intent to continue its relationship with Go-Ahead, despite criticisms of the levels of service.</p><p><br></p><p>A response to Mr Daly from the National Transport Authority says on top of this €295m spend, the TFI Local Link/Rural Transport Programme is \"managed and administered by 15 Transport Coordination Units on behalf of the National Transport Authority\".</p><p><br></p><p>We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Deputy Daly, who spoke to us in more detail about this.&nbsp; </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}