Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

How can one commercial company be answerable to freedom of information requests or the Committee of Public Accounts while its competition on the same route is not? It does not make sense and it is a ludicrous suggestion. Why should public commercial companies be put at such a disadvantage and have every decision monitored if the ulterior motive is not to destroy any efficient public enterprise? I agree with the Minister in this regard and have grave concerns about Fine Gael policy in regard to public transport.

I spent much of my time outside this House and before I was elected supporting communities and real businesses.

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