Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Kent for joining us at this virtual meeting. I have a few points that my colleagues would like me to put to him, the first of which is in regard to the Expressway service. He explained with great regret that, due to economic circumstances, some routes have to be pulled. What is some of the reasoning behind that? He stated it was down to flat, baseline economics, but looking at the whole itinerary of Expressway services, it seems to be those that depart from the largest population centres that are under threat. Will Mr. Kent confirm that Bus Éireann will continue to operate Expressway route 51, a return service that operates frequently from Cork to Limerick, Shannon, Ennis and Galway?