Tom Barry (Cork East, Fine Gael)

There is a suggestion that parents' funds are being used to subsidise the private business of Bus Éireann. This must be looked at. If we have to make savings let us come up with solutions. There is no point in shouting across the floor, saying, "It's wrong!" Of course it is wrong. We are trying to correct the situation we are in, which is a financial mess. There is no point in getting into that subject. We need to focus on getting solutions for the people in the Gallery. According to the Mazars report of last year, we could make a serious impact in savings by examining school transport. The Minister, Deputy Quinn, is a very good Minister who is prepared to look at long decisions. In fairness to him, if there are ways to save money we should look at different situations, as I will urge him to do.

There are two methods by which we could save money. The first is to ask teachers' unions to stand up to the mark and not hang some of their members out to dry. The second is-----

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