Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept that the NTA cannot force someone to carry out something that is not commercially viable but what proof has it of that if it does not have access to commercially sensitive information? How does the NTA know that the private operator is telling the truth? The operator can pull out more easily than Bus Éireann. Regardless of whether we like it or whether it is mandated, Bus Éireann is a semi-State body and feels that it has a duty.