Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am mostly in favour of tendering for the PSO bus services, particularly where it leads to better services and a cheaper cost to the State. If one wants to call that privatisation, that is fine, but there is no need to mislead the people. These operators are still operating public routes and a public service.

To endorse Deputy Olivia Mitchell's comments, I would like to clarify what the Minister meant when he said "until 2021". Did he mean it was only 10% of the PSO market until 2021, or will we see further percentages and further routes being put up for tender before that date?

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