Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The question is what engagement Mr. Lacey had outside of operators that are currently in the market here. Who did he engage with? You are aware, Vice Chairman, that we have DFDS coming into the transport committee later. The company says its engagement with the IMDO was pretty negative. Mr. Lacey might clarify what engagement he had with DFDS on the requirement for services.

In addition, I am quite concerned about Mr. Lacey's call for support for a collaborative approach. Will he clarify with whom it is proposed to collaborate because I am concerned about that from a competitive perspective if commercial operators are to be completely independent? As he can imagine, this would have an effect on those who use their services. Will Mr. Lacey clarify those points? If possible, I will then come back in again.