Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Government is the main stakeholder in Bus Éireann, so it has a role to play, and Deputy Ross is the Minister with responsibility for transport, so he has a role to play. I thank the Taoiseach for repeating back to me what I already know and have put on the record of the House. I asked what the Minister briefed the Cabinet on yesterday. Does the Taoiseach believe that the Minister did not see a copy of a report that is freely accessible to the Members of the House? If the Minister did not see it, why did he not seek a copy of the report from Bus Éireann, which has it since November.

The Taoiseach spoke about the route licences and how they were issued. Seat capacity on the route between Dublin and Limerick has grown by 111% since 2010. Seat capacity on the route between Dublin and Cork has grown by 128% since 2010. There is over-capacity on certain routes while other routes will be starved. Will the Taoiseach commit to review how licences are issued? I understand a report was commissioned and that it is on the Minister's desk, but I am wondering if we will have to wait for that report to be leaked so that we can have a meaningful debate on how we will ensure that every region in the country has the confidence that it will have a sustainable public transport service.

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