Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Expressway will receive a little bit more because the Minister is going to level the subsidy between private operators and the public transport network, but the Minister is not increasing the subsidy. All he is doing is levelling it out.

Information came into the public domain to the effect that private operators were receiving more of a subsidy for the free travel pass than our public transport network. That is what the Minister is addressing. He is not addressing the overall issue of the subsidy. Even if this issue is being addressed, the subsidy being granted is nowhere near what is needed for our public transport network. That has directly contributed to the loss making situation, for which the workers have taken the rap.