Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority

9:30 am

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

One law for one and another law for another.

I merely raised the issue of the spotlight being put on bus contractors and the media attention. I accept it was through RTÉ's freedom of information request. I am in no way suggesting that the transport sector is doing anything out of the way. I know the providers are being tortured and tormented daily on the side of every road, even though they may have new vehicles. The vehicles are hauled in by the RSA and made go through further checks. I see no need in the world for bringing that sector before this committee because the operators I know are doing their best to uphold the law to the best of their ability. They are being tormented enough without being subjected to any other checks or committees or anything else. I have full confidence that all the operators I know are behaving properly and doing their very best to abide by the law.

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