Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Can I answer this question first? It is not discrimination apparently. I do not think it is discrimination. I think there is a different methodology, which I will probably furnish the committee with, for working out how much Bus Éireann is paid and how much the private operators are paid.

I will keep that pledge on the dialogue with stakeholders. I will meet the stakeholders in a forum and we will take it from there. Certainly there will be one meeting. I am going to meet the unions. If the unions want more meetings in the future, I would be very happy to meet them as long as there are no industrial disputes.