Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister and Government will press ahead with the policy of beginning to privatise Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, which is forcing thousands of workers to forgo wages this Friday, May Day, International Workers' Day, by taking industrial action to protect the public ownership of the transport system and their own pay and conditions? Will the Minister pursue the policy of privatisation or meet the workers and engage in constructive discussions with them?

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