 The National Transport have thoroughly announced on July 22 that a new bus system will be put in place. This proposed plan will be implemented in 2020 where it will see a significant change in Dublin bus routes. I think it's just another kick in the teeth for students. Of course with the revelations of the recent budget where once again our asks weren't even slightly met and a sheer undeniable gap in investment since the years of austerity nearly 10 years ago now. It's just another kick in the teeth. The NTA have said that these new routes will be quicker and more efficient for commuters. For instance for me getting to DC from where I live in the south side of the city it's much quicker. Direct routes straight through the city all the way in here. Overall the bus system as it's currently set up isn't working but overall from what I've seen I'm in favour. But since the bus connects announcement there has been strong backlash as many face their local bus routes being cut. I think it's a disaster. I mean we already have a funding crisis with accommodation. People can't live in Dublin and now we're not going to let them commute either. People aren't going to be able to come to college. We're not going to have students with degrees. We're not going to have graduates and the education system is going to suffer as a result. While the concept is good the actual execution of it has been a bit poorer and the way that a lot of buses are being stripped especially from the north side and from DC especially it's really depriving a lot of students from a route into town or a route even home to the train station just there. I hope they're being changed for the better. I hear they're going to be changing the 33 which is the one I get. They're going to be changing that into two buses which is not ideal because the 33 as it is already takes about like 45 hours. Objections to the new bus connect system have been launched by both students and members of the community. The complete overhaul of the new bus system is speculated to come into effect early in the year 2020. Gaibio caith efo'r gweithgeitha, Ellen Fitzpatrick, DCUTV News.