Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish Mr. Owens well. We do not have as much say as people might think. We can bring Mr. Owens in to have a chat with him, but I do not think we have ever said no. I wish Mr. Owens well on the journey, if he will pardon the pun, with Dublin Bus. It is an important provider of public transport systems. I did not grow up too far away from Mr. Owens, in Dún Laoghaire. It is fair to say that the Dublin Bus product on offer now is far superior to the old CIÉ product that I had when growing up and going to school. The quality of the buses and of the services is pretty good, most of the time. There are blips, which I have taken up with Mr. Coyne and others in the organisation. I wish Mr. Owens well in his term as chairman, subject to him actually taking the position. Hopefully we will see him back here shortly to report on progress in BusConnects and how he is managing the challenges of operating the system across the city.