Ms Anne Graham:

They both comply with the legislation and the directive. The contracts are in place for the services provided and they are subsidised by the State for Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann. If changes were to be made, for example, if new services were added to a network of services, the NTA would have to consider whether the services were new or extensions to the network of services provided by Dublin Bus or Bus Éireann. Competition issues would arise if we were to give the contract to the current State operators.