Dublin Bus is a subsidiary company of Córas Iompair Éireann. It commenced trading on 2 February 1987 under the terms of the Transport (Re-organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act, 1986.
Board Members:
John Lynch (Chairman), Nuala Maher, Bill McCamley, Willie McDermott, Mary Mooney, Arnold O’Byrne and Grainne Tuke.
Dublin Bus is the main public transport provider for the Greater Dublin Area (extending as far as Balbriggan, Newcastle, Dunboyne and Kilcock) carrying 150 million passengers each year and transporting 70% of all public transport commuters into Dublin during peak times.
Dublin Bus currently employs 3692 members of staff and has a fleet of 1,050 buses. Since 2001 Dublin Bus has worked towards providing a fleet that is fully low floor wheelchair accessible. To date, 88% of the fleet is now low floor wheelchair accessible with plans to have a fully accessible fleet by 2012.
Dublin Bus provides an extensive range of bus services- Radial, Cross City, Orbital, DART Feeder, Airport Services, Xpresso, Nitelink, Railink, Schoolink and Sightseeing tours.