Drug abuse on public transport witnessed by 75% of drivers and staff, committee to hear

Dublin Bus staff who are members of Siptu will appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications as part of the union’s campaign for the establishment of a dedicated transport policing unit. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

The proposal had previously been rejected by both the companies involved and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, who said antisocial issues on transport should be dealt with byIs it better to buy an electric car now or to wait? Conor Pope and Michael McAleer debate the optionsFintan O'Toole: We are facing the terrifying result of the West’s three stupid mistakes in the Middle EastArd Fheis last weekend, however, Tánaiste Micheál Martin indicated the Government now favours the idea...

Its latest research, which includes responses from about 650 drivers and other passenger-facing transport staff, found that almost 75 per cent of them witness drug abuse on public transport several times a month, with 20 per cent saying it was a nearly daily occurrence.In a majority of cases the drug involved was believed to be cannabis, but a third of drivers and other staff reported having witnessed the use of cocaine, with a similar number saying they had seen heroin use.

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