No new bus shelters installed in Westmeath last year

No new bus shelters were put in place in Westmeath by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) last year or so far this year, according to figures it released in response to a parliamentary question.

TII stated that 19 bus shelters were installed across Westmeath between 2018 and this year, with all of this activity happening between 2022 and 2024.

It said three bus shelters were put in place in Westmeath in 2022, followed by six in 2023 and ten in 2024.

The details were included in a response to a question from Green Party TD, and party leader, Roderic O'Gorman.

Deputy O'Gorman said Westmeath was one of fourteen counties nationally where no bus shelters had been built last year.

"There has been a complete collapse in the number of bus shelters built nationwide between 2024 and 2025," he said.

"It’s like the Government has forgotten that, with our weather, people who use the bus need to be protected from the elements.

"After the rain we experienced across the country in the last two months, the Minister for Transport needs to intervene and ensure that county councils and the National Transport Authority are putting in bus shelters so people can wait for their bus in a bit of comfort," Deputy O'Gorman added.