Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, we are all too familiar with cross-departmental issues. A lot of buck passing can happen and things go around and around. The typical response to those things is to try to create a Cabinet sub-committee or a cross-departmental structure or a new panel. The advisory panel seems to fit exactly in that. If there are problems with cross-departmental issues, with everyone blaming someone else, then it underlines the need for the advisory council and the formal structures to help with that. The council is clearly something we need.

Perhaps I should have asked this question earlier. The survey covered Aircoach, Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland, Irish Rail and Luas. Is there a difference in experience of the members across those companies? Are particular areas of work more prone to anti-social behaviour and in need of more intervention than others?