Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

No. It is pretty much as I said. It is clear that the workers have been targeted. It is clear that they did not create this crisis. It is clear the Minister has adopted a hands-off approach. An opportunity to get involved was afforded to him repeatedly. The Minister was asked repeatedly - even if he did not want to get involved - to get his Department involved along with the NTA, Bus Éireann management and the unions and he repeatedly refused. We are now back to square one, as in potential strike action and still nothing is being done. In order to get to the crux of identifying what exactly is the financial crisis, we must commit to carrying out a review of all of the routes that have contributed - because of the licences operated on them and the over-saturation - to that financial crisis. In addition to all the other aspects of the motion passed on 2 February, given the provocative nature of Bus Éireann management and the stand-off approach of the Minister, we need to pin them down exactly to find out because we will not get clarity or transparency unless we are specific. Being vague is merely letting them off the hook.