Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am struck by the speed at which the Deputy moved on from acknowledging his own role and that of his party in putting together the legislation that forms the origin of what I am dealing with today, to an open discussion regarding who is doing what at Minister of State level within the Government. The Deputy has just acknowledged the role he and his party played because he understood then what I understand now, namely, that a degree of competitive tension is appropriate in dealing with a bus market that is of such importance to our country. Before Christmas, I brought in a Supplementary Estimate of over €100 million, the sole purpose of which was to support the development of CIE and to address the financial needs of Irish Rail and both bus companies. The Deputy is in danger of performing so many U-turns on this matter he is going to end up where he started in his own journey.

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