Debate contribution: Public Petition: Bus Service Provision in Bleary
Debate contribution by Mr Eóin Tennyson on .
- MLA
- Mr Eóin Tennyson
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 29 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Assembly Business
- Heading
- Public Petition: Bus Service Provision in Bleary
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5761272
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At the outset, I acknowledge how surreal it feels to be getting on with constituency matters, given the difficult position that Northern Ireland finds itself in. Nonetheless, the show must go on. Assembly business must continue, and it is right that it does. Anybody who knows me knows that I am passionate about buses, our rural communities and public transport links for our villages and rural areas. Members of the community association in Bleary and residents on the doorsteps have told me that they are poorly served by public transport in that locality. Residents face barriers in getting to work, school and local services without the use of private vehicles. There are environmental, accessibility and inclusion incentives to tackle the issue. I thank the residents' associations, the people who live in the area and the local SPAR for supporting the petition of almost 200 signatures, which calls for action and change. Residents propose that either the 46 or 47 Translink bus route be amended to include Bleary at least once in the morning and once in the afternoon in order to improve public transport links to local towns such as Craigavon and Lurgan. Again, I thank the residents and thank the Minister for being in the Chamber, conveniently, while I am presenting the petition. I call on Translink and DFI to move the issue forward for the people of Bleary.
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