Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his clarification and outline. The Minister was given an opportunity, through the questions posed by Deputy Ellis and me, to enlighten us as to what efforts he is making to examine the provision of an adequate and appropriate public transport service, but he has failed to do so. We are well aware of Fine Gael's position on this matter. In the past the Minister has expressed a desire to see a greater level of involvement from the private sector and perhaps he has a view on privatising the service. Under questioning from me in the past he indicated that while this may have been the Fine Gael position, he accepted the fact that he was in government with the Labour Party. I am delighted his colleague from that party is also present. Perhaps he will be able to enlighten us further as to the Labour Party's stance on the maintenance of an adequate and appropriate interconnected transport service.

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