Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach stated that the Minister cogently spelled out the Government's position. The bus workers cogently informed the Minister that they are going on strike. They do not appear to have been at all humoured by what he had to say. The Taoiseach indicated that there will not be any privatisation, that the market will be opened and that there will be competitive tendering. Given that words are what words mean, there is going to be a 10% privatisation of bus routes. In the Taoiseach's words, there will be competitive tendering for these routes and the market will be opened. He is aware that his Government has made life consistently more difficult for rural communities and the people who live in them. Local post offices and Garda stations have been closed-----

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