Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the House. I want a public transport system that delivers for all of society, one that provides the infrastructure and services that a 21st century Ireland demands and requires. I genuinely believe that Bus Éireann has a role to play in that system and I have no wish to privatise it, as has been alleged in many quarters many times. I believe the company can continue to serve rural Ireland and our regional cities but to do that there is a need for discussions and agreement between management and unions. The WRC is the correct forum for those discussions. I again welcome that both parties have this afternoon accepted an invitation to recommence discussions in the WRC. I know that both sides and all members of this House want to see this situation resolved. I am sure that the State's industrial relations bodies can help to deliver that resolution.

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