Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 January 2026
725. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on the Next Generation Automatic Vehicle Location system, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/26]
View answer726. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated final cost for the full rollout of the NGAVL system nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1656/26]
View answer727. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff devoted to the rollout of the Next Generation Automatic Vehicle Location system, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1657/26]
View answer728. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated final cost for the full rollout of the NGAVL system, broken down per operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1658/26]
View answer729. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on the Next Generation Automatic Vehicle Location system, broken down per operator, per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1659/26]
View answer730. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated operating cost of the NGAVL system, per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1660/26]
View answer731. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of operating the existing AVL system used by PSO bus operators nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1661/26]
View answer732. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the NGAVL system; the starting date for the pilot implementation; the expected completion date of the pilot implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1662/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 725 to 732, inclusive, together.
As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the development of related technology systems.
The NTA awarded a contract to implement and support a National Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system for all Public Service Obligation (PSO) buses to Trapeze in December 2023. The upgrade will improve the quality of bus service operations and the timeliness and the quality of real time bus service information.
This will enable to the NTA to consolidate several existing bus AVL systems into one central system to be used by all PSO bus operators in Ireland and has expansion capacity to meet the growing demand for public transport. The migration to this upgraded system is expected to take place across the coming years.
Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a direct reply. Please contact my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 days.
