Mr. Martin Nolan:

The key point about the company being in an efficient state is very well made. That is something we intend to do and we have a number of strings to that bow. One is that we are tendering for the work that is being put out to tender. There is also growth in public transport which we can all see, as well as the easing of congestion. Even the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, talked yesterday about additionality in public transport. The third string to our bow is the timescale envisaged for these changes. There will be a transitional period, which will give us a chance to deal with residual issues. What we said yesterday about the commitments we could give to our staff, who have done a great job in recent years, was significant and based on detailed discussions on funding. We need to get back into the talks on that issue. We implement Government policy and are here to give our views on the road traffic Bill. Once it is enacted, we will implement it. That is our job. There have been a lot of meetings and we need to get back to having them.

On the PR side, we have ramped up our media presence. We are on radio and our website includes all of the necessary information. We advise people to keep an ear to the radio and watch our website and that of Dublin Bus. We will be fighting until the last minute to keep people working on the inside rather than on the outside.