Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will ask a brief supplementary in the context of what Mr. Murphy is saying about the commercial operators. There is controversy over the Bus Éireann policy of reducing the number of stopping points in order to compete with existing commercial operators on some routes. This applies particularly to the north west of the country, where there is a lower population volume. It is a real concern that, if we put routes out to tender, it will reduce the number of stopping points. That will mean a denial of services to the public along those routes. Is Mr. Murphy not concerned about that as he expands the number of routes out to tender? I am thinking about the two routes that have already been chosen.