Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses are welcome. I thank them for all the information. I congratulate Bus Éireann on being the first group to come before us having complied with all procurement rules. I have not seen that previously. Well done. I am aware that Bus Éireann is not audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General. I thank its representatives for their co-operation. The officials from the Department are present to discuss their oversight of the scheme. It is a great scheme. I know there are operational difficulties on the ground, but I will leave them for the moment and look at what we are here for. The Chairman might advise when I have two minutes left because I want to ask a practical question that relates to Connemara.