Donegal Daily
  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Politics
  • Features
  • Donegal County Council News
Tuesday 16°CWednesday 21°C

Donegal Daily Donegal Daily

sponsor banner
sponsor banner
  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Politics
  • Features
  • Donegal County Council News
News

BUS EIREANN HITS BACK AT FINE GAEL SENATOR WHO QUESTIONED ‘CHEAP’ DONEGAL BUS FARES

written by admin December 20, 2011
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

BUS Eireann has hit back today over claims that Donegal people are getting cheaper bus fares that other customers.

Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone wanted to know why passengers between Donegal and Dublin were charged around 8c per kilometre whilst passengers between the capital and Navan are charged 22c per km.

“While I understand that the popularity and frequency of routes may have an impact on prices, I don’t think such large differences can be justified,” Noone said today.

“Bus Eireann runs 36 buses to and from Navan each day, and yet customers are being penalised with the highest price per kilometre. Other locations, close to the city, are also being hit by relatively high prices.

“The service to Newbridge works out at 20 cent a kilometre, whereas commuters travelling to Monaghan are charged just half this rate.”

Bus Éireann said however its fare structure is based on a graduated scale that relates to the fare paid to the distance of the journey travelled

“For longer inter-city journeys such as Dublin-Donegal customers are charged a lower rate per kilometre than commuter journeys, which reflects the economies of scale inherent in all forms of long distance travel ie longer journeys on planes, trains and bus are generally always proportionally cheaper than shorter journeys,” the company said in a statement.

 

BUS EIREANN HITS BACK AT FINE GAEL SENATOR WHO QUESTIONED ‘CHEAP’ DONEGAL BUS FARES was last modified: December 20th, 2011 by admin
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

Tags:
bus eireannbus faresdonegal
admin

LEAVE A COMMENT

You may also like

Warning issued as stinging weever fish turn...

9 minutes ago

RAMP Festival returns to Rathmullan for weekend-long...

36 minutes ago

Holiday approved for Ballybofey man accused over...

37 minutes ago

Donegal gem named one of Ireland’s best...

42 minutes ago

Donegal Historical Society to have a ‘field...

52 minutes ago

Almost €600k for ‘patching’ east Donegal stretch...

2 hours ago

Bundoran RNLI volunteers in midfield at Croke...

2 hours ago

Discover exciting opportunities at TCS Letterkenny Careers...

13 hours ago

Search for ancient monastery begins in Raphoe

15 hours ago

Gallery: Donegal mum’s Teddy Bear Picnic raises...

16 hours ago
Advertisement
Advertisement

Donegal County Council

Facebook
Donegal County Council
Advertisement
Advertisement
Donegal Daily Jobs

Read More

  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Sales & Services
  • Obituaries
  • Features
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Council News

Information

  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Advertise WIth Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & Conditions

Our Sites

Donegal Woman
Donegal Woman
Donegal Daily

© 2025 Donegal Daily. All rights reserved.
Website by owenod


Back To Top.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.