Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am happy that this is a modest proposal. Following meetings with them this week, I am confident that the bus companies will be in a position to submit very good tenders for those services being put out to tender. They are in a very good position and I hope they will win some of the routes. We do not know what the circumstances will be post-tender. What is happening is that there is a very modest opening up of routes. There are those inside and outside the House who have an ideological belief more routes should be opened up. I do not believe they are happy with the small change taking place.

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