Mr. Gary Owens:

First, I acknowledge the Deputy's point about Mr. Coyne. He has done an excellent job over seven years and has been very impressive and helpful n my brief encounters with him so I echo the Deputy's point.

People with disabilities are close to my heart. When I left the private sector, I went to work with Down Syndrome Ireland so I would have had considerable interest in that. My PA, who had Down's syndrome, was concerned about the changes to buses as part of BusConnects so I get that. I know 100% of our buses have wheelchair access. I do not know the detail of what is in the plan. I have not seen it yet because I have not had access to all the information. I have significant interest in trying to make sure people with disabilities are catered for. If I learned anything when I worked with people with Down's syndrome, it is that people with disabilities face significant disadvantages so I would like to see the issue at the top of our agenda.