Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister, in light of notification from unions of an impending all-out strike from 20 February next, if he will intervene in the crisis at Bus Éireann, given the potentially disastrous effect a strike will have on public transport across the State. Is it his intention to change his approach of non-involvement, particularly in light of his position as Minister and the dire consequences the strike will have in rural and urban parts of the State? Does he accept that Government policy has a role to play in the matter and that he, as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, has a role to play as a key stakeholder?

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