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

It is one thing just to ignore everything I just said a moment ago but it is another thing to ignore everything I said yesterday. The Deputy is asking me to intervene but I remind him of what I did yesterday and what the Government did. We made a very comprehensive intervention to respond to the concerns of employees which I appreciate they would have. I repeat what we said yesterday. This Government said yesterday that were any employees to find themselves in a position that their company - be it Dublin Bus or Bus Éireann - were not to win a tendered route, those employees will not be required to transfer. That is a comprehensive response to the issues that have been raised by employees. Deputy Ellis asked what kind of direct engagement I have had with the unions. I met them all before Christmas and my Department had recent contact with them but I wish to emphasise that the best place for these matters to be dealt with is in the Labour Relations Commission.

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