Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The transport portfolio is a big beast and has to include virtually everyone. There is no agenda, if that is what the Deputy means. It is something trade unions have specifically required and it is a specific response to them. That is why it is being done. I promised this during the industrial relations dispute and I am going to keep that commitment. There is no intention whatsoever to exclude anyone.