Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Ms Ross. It is my first time to meet a chairperson from the group. I do not believe Ms Vivienne Jupp came before the committee. From the information Ms Ross has given us, she is a competent person for the job and I hope she brings a bit of positivity to the position. To go back to what Deputy Troy said, does Ms Ross feel her position is compromised as she was on the NTA for a number of years? Recently we had the College Green debacle with the new Luas line and the loss of some important bus access routes. With regard to PSOs, obviously Ms Ross sat on the other side of the fence for a number of years when CIÉ could have done with more money. I know some of it is down to Ms Anne Graham, but does Ms Ross see her position as being compromised in these ways? Is she favourable to keeping in place the free bus pass for elderly people and those who are eligible for it?