Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the Minister's opening statement, he says that he is working actively to achieve a successful Bus Éireann. To my mind, the only thing he seems to be working actively to achieve is the re-opening of Stepaside Garda station.

This is the Minister's third time to appear before this committee in recent weeks, each time in relation to the challenges facing Bus Éireann. Since then, the only thing that has changed is that where Bus Éireann continued to lose €50,000 a day before the strike, it is €500,000 a day since the strike began. Since the Minister was first here on 1 February, that is €5.5 million of further loses. It is €4.5 million of losses since 1 March. The Minister was given a briefing document, an e-mail, sent by Ms Deirdre Hanlon, to his adviser, Ms Carol Hunt, in September 2016. I got a copy through freedom of information. At that time, the Minister said that the company identified a minimum turnaround of €7 million. What is the minimum turnaround for Bus Éireann as of today?