Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 December 2025
168. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to investigate the ongoing antisocial behaviour and public safety dangers on a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73201/25]
View answerAs Minister for Transport, I would like to advise the Deputy that safety is a paramount concern for me and my Department. Anti-social behaviour is a serious issue, to which public transport is unfortunately not immune.
As the Deputy may be aware, the individual operators are responsible for the management of anti-social behaviour and the implementation of safety measures on their services. In all cases, issues of safety and concerns about anti-social behaviour are taken very seriously by the National Transport Authority (NTA), who a responsible for the organisation of public transport services, and by all operators across the public transport network. Passengers are encouraged to report all incidences of anti-social behaviour and safety concerns to the operators through the TFI Customer Service Team.
Due to Dublin Bus's responsibility for the management of anti-social behaviour and safety dangers on their services, I have forwarded the Deputy's question to them for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.
The Government is committed to delivering a safe and secure public transport network. In this regard, my Department is actively progressing the legislative proposals required to deliver on the Government’s commitment to establish a Transport Security Force and is working closely with the NTA in this regard. The introduction of this Force will require the development of legislation, which can have a significant lead time, but it will be expedited. This legislation is expected to progress during 2026, with a view to having the Force operational by 2027. I hope to update Cabinet in early 2026 on the progress of the work that my Department has carried out on the Transport Security Force.
