Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept that commercial decisions are a matter for the private operators. The Bus Éireann service, in terms of its provision of service to isolated areas and participation in the free travel scheme, is as much a social service as a transport service. There must be fair competition on all routes. It is unfair that the main operator between Cork and Dublin Airport could decide not to provide a service to people covered by the free pass scheme.