PPN Rep Name James Farnan Other Reps who fed into this Report (if applicable) Meeting Name Transport Thematic Group Date of Meeting 10/06/2021 Location of Meeting Zoom 11am – 12.15 Agenda Item Notes Outcome/Decisions Made Actions Required - by Who & When Points from Previous Bus stops in James reported that relaying of Ongoing Meeting Dungarvan surface for the provision of parking coaches at the causeway in Dungarvan is to take place. Also at the Daycare center it will take place. Accessibility Taxi There is a lack of wheelchair Will complete a review of taxi in Dungarvan the situation. Ongoing New and extended Summer Services A new service to commence in July, August and routes. July will commence in September service for this Kilmacthomas to Lemybrian, year. There will be 6 Mahon Bridge, Mahon Falls, services per day from 8am Kilclooney Wood Rathgormack, to 6pm. Clonea Power and back to Kilmacthomas. Extended Service Route number 361 Ardmore to Dungarvan has now been extended in service and runs 7 days a week. JOD looking at how a service would accommodate the Ongoing. growing population of Ballinroad who need to have access to Dungarvan. This would be similar to the town March 2021 services run in other Local Link areas. Bus Stops A debate around the lack of Bus Pressure will remain on stops took place with both NTA and Aideen will see James O’Donoghue and Fiona where the WCCC can assist Connolly both expressing their in this issue. frustration with NTA who have responsibility for the location of Bus stops. They both expressed the lack of enthusiasm by NTA in relation to extra services where required. Expressway Service Cost of booking on line Fiona Connolly gave the reasons While I know we discussed for those with free as to why this was happening. this issue at our last travel The expressway service is now meeting I felt that with us being operated as an requesting the matter go independent service. This to the national council for charge was put in place as other debate the only comments operators have higher charges. I made was that the OPC were annoyed over the She also explained that they proposed charge. I also booking does not apply to pointed out the lack of wifi services run by Bus Eireann e.g and accessibility to the Tramore to Waterford or on the internet in many parts of local city services. the county and also the Fiona also reported that a new fear by people unable to fleet of Expressway coaches will book. appear shortly on the I also pointed out that Cork/Waterford route there was a need for an alternative process for those that had difficulties booking online. Perhaps tickets could be booked at local post offices or even local libraries. Fiona acknowledged the need for an alternative to be available and would like to hear by email any March 2021 solutions we might have to help those in difficulty booking. Thematic Action Plan We completed the plan Will pass out to committee when received from JOD. Age Friendly Parking Part of the plan going forward is to encourage more business to Aideen to come back to support this initiative the group with more information. SPC/PPN James O’Donoghue to give a presentation to the September meeting of the SPC/PPM group. JF requested that Fiona Connolly give a presentation before year end to the same SPC/PPN group. This she agreed too. Other Comments/Actions required Note I think we might follow up on the request to come back to Bus from PPN Eireann with ideas. I can look at it over the weekend and come back to the committee on it if so whished. Date of next meeting TBC Signed (PPN James Farnan Representative) March 2021 .