Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

The motion is effectively calling on the Minister to intervene at Bus Éireann. I will be voting for the motion. Even at this late stage, I wish to add my voice to the voices calling on the Minister to intervene in the situation. However, in large measure the motion is being overtaken by events. As we speak, an emergency board meeting of Bus Éireann has been under way for a little under an hour. It seems increasingly clear that the Minister, the Government and the board of Bus Éireann are preparing an almighty gamble in their determined attempts to boost an agenda that includes privatisation.