Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome both delegations. I am disappointed that the talks at the Workplace Relations Commission are not looking good and that it looks as though a strike will happen. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, as the major shareholder, should engage with all parties, even in a mediating role, to avert a strike that would be in nobody's interests.

Ms Graham has stated that since 2011 the NTA has rejected almost as many applications for licences on key routes as it has granted. What process is used to grant a licence for a route and what are the reasons for refusing a licence?