Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Bus contractors have buses of different sizes and a route may be advertised for a small or a large bus. It is not practical to ask a recognised contractor to have a specific bus for a specific run before he gets the contract. I agree that contracts should be advertised early in the year to be in place for September but it is not practical to suggest that a contractor has to have the bus before a contract is given. It will only give a chance to someone else who has the bus.