Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Doyle for his comprehensive overview of the legislation. I accept in principle that the amendments relate to largely technical issues that are being tidied up. I am not entirely clear about section 1. Mr. Doyle referred to the necessity of the section to deal with bus rapid transit, BRT. What is the difference between the provision of bus rapid transit and any other form of bus transit? At the moment the NTA is in the process of going to the marketplace to issue tenders, which is causing a level of upset among workers, and there is the threat of strike action. What is the difference between getting the services of an external private operator through the tendering process and getting the service provider to provide BRT?