Mr. Ray Coyne:

I thank the Deputy for the question. Dublin Bus has four core values. Safety is the number one value, closely followed by employees, customers and then community. We have a long history of looking after our employees in Dublin Bus. It is something of which we are quite proud. Our employees have many benefits. We have a medical welfare scheme, of which all our employees are members. They have access to an occupational doctor. We also have an employee assistance programme which helps many employees through some difficult times they may have. We also have regular health and safety weeks in the company, one of the key areas of which is the health and well-being of our employees. With all due respect to the Deputy, again, the topic on which she is asking me to comment is one of the nine items contained in the WRC proposal which is currently going to ballot for the employees. In that respect, I would like to give the employees the time to reflect on the deal as proposed.