Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

Can the Minister report on the outcome of the case taken by Swords Express — I believe Digital Messenger Limited is the company name — against the Department, given that public money is involved? Second, why are we still waiting for legislation on this matter? There have been serious complaints from Swords Express, Circle Line, the Dublin tour bus operators and so forth to Deputies. My colleague Deputy O'Dowd asked about PSOs. We know, for example, that the nine o'clock bus to Finglas or the nine o'clock bus to Dundrum is the type of service that will in all probability have to be supported. Given this fact, why does the Minister not simply publish legislation, pass it through the Houses and move on to a playing pitch that everybody understands in terms of good standards of public transport?

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