Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Nobody wants to see this vital commercial company have to withdraw or for it to get into serious difficulties. The way that this can be sorted out is by using the Labour Court so the management and the unions can sit down, discuss their differences and hopefully come to a conclusion in everybody's interest. The central issue is the Expressway service which is losing money commercially and that must be addressed. The way it can be addressed between the management and the unions is by using the facilities of the State and the Minister, Deputy Ross, has expressed this on many occasions.

The Deputy referred to the programme launched in Ballymahon the other day for the revitalisation of 600 towns and villages across the country. The NTA is quite prepared and plays its part as an element of that-----

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