Continue upgrading the public bus fleet

What this means

• This is a government commitment to keep upgrading and decarbonising the public bus fleet and to expand bus services across Ireland.[source]
• The commitment sits within the transport policy area and is the responsibility of the Department of Transport, led by Minister Darragh O'Brien.[source]
• It was first stated on 23 January 2025 as part of the Programme for Government and is currently listed as in progress.[source]
• No specific deadline has been set for delivery, which makes it harder for the public to hold the government to account on timing.[source]
• Decarbonising buses means moving away from diesel vehicles, which matters for climate targets and air quality for people living near bus routes.[source]

Direct impact (2)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of TransportBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Darragh O'BrienOfficeholder

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Department of the Environment, Climate and CommunicationsBody
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-transport
  Development of transport policy and infrastructureMandate
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-transport
  Road traffic regulation and road safetyMandate
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Transport2-hop via dept-transport
  Seán CanneyOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-transport
  Commence construction of MetroLinkCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-transport
  Act on the All-Island Strategic Rail ReviewCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Fianna FáilParty
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030Commitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050Commitment