Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I will do it in two sentences. The money that accrues to Bus Éireann, for example from bus fares, goes back to the State coffers. That is what happens to any profit or surplus. The money that accrues to the private company running the new routes accrues to the shareholders. That is the difference. It is a huge difference. Workers' pay and conditions are the other difference. Please do not insult us by suggesting there is no-----