Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed)
11:00 am
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source
No. I have not. I do not believe it is up to me to do that, as a shareholder. I believe it is up to me to monitor what is going on, but not to identify the issues, because that would be getting involved in the nitty-gritty of the wage negotiations. That is a matter which will have to be resolved. I think it is acknowledged by both sides. I heard the union say last night that there is room for efficiencies, and the management is looking for savings elsewhere. My view is that the company has to be run on a commercial basis, but the cuts which can be made or extra revenue which might be raised is a matter for the company. That is why we have it there. I have not identified specifically what can be done, and I will not be doing that.
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