Reaction to a rise in the cost of public transport for what many believe to be a poor and unreliable service.
People in Dublin city centre give RTÉ News their views the quality of public transport and the recent price rise in bus and train fares.
They're always late. They're never on time.
One Coolock man suggests that people should get on their bikes or get out and walk to avoid the rising cost of public transport in the city. Another woman says that no matter how much they charge, the transport companies will still run at a loss. An American woman says that the prices for public transport in New Jersey are about the same as in Dublin. However, the service is Dublin is a lot worse.
The bus fares go up from 8p to 10p; 12p to 15p and 16p to 20p. Children's fares go up from 4p to 5p with a 10p fare for journeys of eight bus stages or more. However, certain school children fares on the Dublin city bus service will be cheaper.
Dublin City Councillor Sean D Loftus wants to see CIÉ sell many of the sites it owns throughout the country for development purposes and use the proceeds to subsidise public transport. He believes this funding could subsidise fares and also provide the capital investment for an underground for Dublin.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 21 March 1977.
