Transport

Dublin mayor taking reins of public transport could create ‘inefficiencies’, NTA warns

Anne Graham warns of risks in devolving responsibilities to city regions

The report by the Citizens' Assembly recommending a mayor’s office for Dublin found that transport was the second biggest challenge facing local authorities in Dublin. Picture: Getty

Transferring responsibility for the operation of Dublin’s public transport network to the office of a directly elected mayor would lead to “inefficiencies” overall, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has said.

The Oireachtas committee on local government will on Tuesday hear that any move to transfer responsibility for public transport to the office of a directly elected mayor must take account of not just the four local authorities in the capital but the greater Dublin area, ...