Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The authority has some planners in the organisation. Does it have many accountants, not to deal with its accounting function, but to deal with the financial effects of the type of issue I raised, for example, when CIE proposes a fare increase? Does the authority have to hire a consultant for the purpose or does it accept the figures given to it blindly? Are there financial accountants to assess requests for a fare increase?