Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MLA Deborah Erskine said that “you can’t put a freeze on fares” and then expect Translink to still provide the same services.
“You can’t expect Translink to still turn up at all the stops that they have across Northern Ireland,” she added.
She said services in her consistency will likely be affected.
“What it is going to mean for an area like Fermanagh and South Tyrone is services are going to be cut, services that are vital to connect communities and it is going to hurt homes right across Northern Ireland.”
“That was the minister’s decision, she can’t blame the Brits for that decision, that was her decision, that she took.”
Erskine said she did not “disagree with the financial situation that we are in” and that politicians were “making the case to Treasury that we need to be fairly funded”.
“We should be expanding our public transport network right now,” she said.
