Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)

-----a document which expressed an interest in introducing the model of reform implemented in London where some bus routes were privatised. I ask the Minister to consider having the Joint Committee on Transport investigate this matter. As a member of the previous Joint Committee on Transport, I visited London with a committee delegation. We found that the model pursued for the London bus system was anything but effective in achieving cost savings and in terms of service delivery. The authorities had to spend substantial amounts trying to improve services which declined as a result of privatisation. Will the Minister ask the Joint Committee on Transport, once it has been constituted, to carry out a more detailed analysis or investigation of the Fine Gael Party proposal?

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