John Dolan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith agat. I thank the Minister also and I appreciate that the Minister responded back to me since the last meeting. These are very trying times for drivers and their families. They feel vulnerable, as would anyone in that situation. People who have a disability would have empathy with that situation because they are folk who feel vulnerable a lot of the time, or all of the time, around a public transport system that is often a hit-and-miss service for them - and I do not mean that in a derogatory sense. The Minister has acknowledged to me that there are issues in this regard and I have heard him also acknowledge this to Deputy Boyd Barrett in the Dáil recently. We have issues such as wheelchair accessibility, as well as audio and visual concerns, and the Minister has given some assurance in the reply to me. To cut to the chase, I would certainly welcome an opportunity to meet the Minister as a first step to move things on. There are different standards of provision between public and private transport operators. I raise this as an issue-----