Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

But that is no good. It is no good if 5% or 10% of the service is not working. The companies signed contracts with the NTA to be able to deliver a service. They have been fined by the NTA because they are not delivering the service, so this is very simple. I am asking why. The question for both Bus Éireann and Go-Ahead Ireland is why they did not plan to recruit these drivers earlier. Why are both companies before us effectively defending the situation with late times? Why did they not recruit earlier? Why did Dublin Bus not recruit earlier?