Councillor Brendan Ryan (Lab) spoke directly to the National Transport Authority (NTA) at a meeting in County Hall in February about the ongoing issues with the 101X/101 service between Balbriggan/Balrothery and the City Centre. “I welcome the improved service on the 101 but there are capacity pinch points at peak times which need to be addressed, particularly on the 101X” he said. “The three issues I want to raise with you today are: commuters waiting for the early morning 101X being regularly left behind, Flemington Lane stop being removed from the service, and the IFSC Stop 101971 being removed from the return service without consultation and without any sense of logic” he continued. “In your press release on 3th May, launching the East Coast Commuter Corridor, you indicated that double decker’s would be introduced on the 101X service but we have yet to see them and they would be the solution to the “leaving behind” problem at Balrothery.” Cllr Ryan also made the case for restoring the 101X stop at Flemington Lane which served the many estates off Flemington Lane before the introduction of the East Coast Corridor. “It’s hardly an enhancement of the service” he said. And, in relation to the IFSC stop being taken off the 101X return service he said: “This makes no sense at all. The majority of people using the service work in the IFSC and they have to leave early from work to walk the 10-12 minute journey to the alternative stops. The IFSC stop 101971 continues to be used for other Bus Eireann services such as the 100X. So, it definitely defies logic” Cllr Ryan urged the NTA to work with Bus Eireann to try to resolve these issues which are affecting commuters from Balbriggan and Balrothery.