The Transport Minister says passenger numbers on rural local links have exploded by 366% over the past 4 years.
Bus passenger numbers are shooting up in rural communities as more services are laid on.
The Transport Minister says passenger numbers on rural local links have exploded by 366% over the past 4 years.
Irish Rural Link is welcoming the increase, but is also underlining the low base they came up from.
Their CEO, Ballycumber's Seamus Boland says if rural transport services are to improve further, they will need further investment:
France Byrne Manager with TFI Local Link Laois Offaly says people in the midlands want to use public transport:
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