Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The by-product is that Bus Éireann will end up having to take away Expressway routes. That will give rise to two consequences in the form of a loss of jobs and lack of competition on the route. A model is being created where, effectively, one operator will be put out of business. A large section of the population - those who are on free travel passes and who are rightly entitled to travel for free - will have no operator on which to travel.