Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

——the case up to now; there has not been open competition. The Dublin Transport Authority Act allows for competition on any new PSO routes in the future. From 1 December next year, new PSO routes will be open to competition from the private sector as well as from Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath. The legislation the Deputy asked about is the reform of the 1932 Act. The heads of the Bill are in circulation and will go to the Government shortly. I will bring that legislation forward as a matter of urgency.

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