The news on the Navan rail corridor was very welcome and I encourage people to engage with the public consultation that is ongoing. I will engage with it and it is very welcome news. Until Navan rail is delivered, the vast majority of public transport in Meath is by bus and on road. There are major weaknesses with the existing services there. The 103, 105 and 109 routes are servicing busy commuter routes in Ashbourne, Rathoath, Dunshaughlin and Kells. It is not a case of whether there will be cancellations on a daily basis, there are cancellations on a daily basis. Today, ten services have been cancelled on the 103 route between 2.30 p.m. and 11.30 p.m. Six services have been cancelled on route 109 during the same time. We have to improve the buses, the fleet, drivers and mechanics. I ask the Minister to please address those issues. There are areas that have no services at all. I raise the case of Bellewstown, County Meath. I am very supportive of the Connecting Ireland rural transport plan but there is underinvestment and it is slow in its roll-out. A 13-year-old boy, James, launched a petition which has over 450 people. He is calling for a local bus service for Bellewstown. There was a bus service in the 1930s in Bellewstown. He is a really good young lad who has taken an interest in this. He is passionate in pursuing it. The Minister might facilitate a meeting with him at some stage if he is in Meath or maybe in Leinster House, so he can raise the issues with him. I appreciate the Minister is nodding. We can arrange that.

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