David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Given that Mr. Doyle is from Waterford, I assume he will be aware that the Expressway service from Waterford to Dublin has to make eight stops, whereas the private operators have to make just two stops on the same route. It is not necessarily a level playing field. I have mentioned just one example. There are other examples. The CIE express service cannot use the full motorway, whereas the private operators can do so. Mr. Doyle has explained that competition rules constitute a legal impediment to the provision of additional subventions, but does he not see that the absence of a level playing field for the public and private operators is a problem in that context?