Temple Spa Accommodation Centre is located 9km east of Moate, located on a small local road so a bus stop for Bus Eireann services would not be an option as there would be no passing buses on this type of road.
Management of the centre have previously liaised with local councillors and TDs, and the Deputy himself has visited the centre on numerous occasions, but were advised a bus stop could not be placed at the top of the road (Moate – Dublin road).
There are currently two buses daily to Moate from the centre, which facilitates connection to other bus links (i.e to Mullingar, Athlone, Tullamore, Dublin etc). The timings of these buses facilitate residents also who attend Moate Business College for higher education.
Many of the residents who work have their own cars on site at the centre. Temple Spa also provide a weekly bus to Athlone for residents to shop every Saturday.
Outside of the scheduled bus hours, residents share car journeys and the Department of Social Protection provide funding to residents who need to attend appointments outside of the bus times (e.g International Protection Office (IPO), hospital appointments).
The provider has reported that residents are regularly consulted on the bus timings and there have been no reports or complaints received by management regarding the daily current bus times.
