Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

How could the NTA believe the service is required and Bus Éireann go into that town if a private operator will not see enough people to warrant doing so? If I had a bus I would look at starting in Galway, a stop in Athlone and then a shoot to Dublin. How can the NTA call that a level playing field? What is good for the goose is good for the gander. I come from the private sector and as a private contractor, if I was pricing that route, I would have to do the same route or else I would not on a level playing field.