North & South Clondalkin are in for massive Bus Cuts Despite handing Dublin Bus thousands of signatures on petitions it looks like that the cuts are going to be forced in on top of passengers. Cllr Gino Kenny orgainised six Local meeting in Rathcoole, Newcastle, Bawnogue,Neilstown,Dutch Village & Green Park Johns Wood areas. I spoke to the Locals and informed them what the cuts meant to them in the different areas the traveling public were not pleased to say the least.
By
Eugene McDonagh, Sacked NBRU National Executive, Harristown Depot
A protest was called for by Cllr Gino Kenny & Myself out side Clondalkin libarary it was well attended by hundreds of daily bus passenger users Dublin Bus did not expect this turn out at the protest.
Cllr Gino is up for a Dail seat in the elections I would ask for all north & South Clondalkin to Vote No 1 Preferance for Gino we need working class TD’s in our Dail. If Elected Cllr kenny will only be taken the Average Industrial Wage he will call for the reversal othe USC charges, social welfare cuts, water charges, property charges, college fees etc we need a working man who knows how much pressure working class people are under. Vote No 1 Cllr Gino Kenny
Below is the latest new that Dublin Bus are planning for March & April 2011.
In March the following proposals were made by the company.
■Routes with service reduction – 53,59,102,104,114
■Route 121 is to be cancelled
■Route 150 – change of route via Kildare Road, South Circular Road, Clanbrassil Street
■Route 120 – will have no change bar 5 duties in morning and evening peaks will go to and from Ballsbridge.
■Route 11 – will have a reduction in buses from 13 to 8 P.V.R. The Northside leg will be done away with and its new City Centre terminus is proposed to be the Docklands. The Southside terminus will be Sandyford. It will have a 15/20 minute service Monday to Friday, a 20/30 minute service on Saturday, and a 30 minute service on Sunday.
■Route 76 – will not serve any estates in Tallaght or Blanchardstown and will no longer serve Ballyfermot.
■Route 220 – will be cancelled when the 40/78 Bill is implemented.
The Companies proposals for April are:
■Route 27B/79. – The implementation of this amalgamation will take place that monthly. The bus numbers (P.V.R.) will stay the same.
■Route 14/20B. – The amalgamation will see bus numbers (P.V.R.) reduced from 24 to 16.
■Route 48A – To be cancelled
■Route 44 – Routing will be altered
■Route 5 – To be cancelled
■Route 116 – To be cancelled
■Route 27/77 – Will have a new Northside terminus in Edenmore. The 77A will stay the same.
■Route 42A/B – Bus numbers (P.V.R.) down from seven to two.
■Route 56A – Will have routing altered. No details yet.
■Route 50 – Will be cancelled
■Route 65B – Will be cancelled
■Route 54A /140 – After Management said that this route would be safe for a year, it now seems they have changed their mind yet again. SIPTU had a “go” off Management for messing these drivers around.