Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Once again, I would love to have the job of whoever has the job of writing the Minister's scripts because it is always a fairy tale. It is probably done for children but it is certainly not done to address the questions I have asked. The Minister did not answer my question, just like he did not answer other Deputies' questions. The key point is that the Minister has said it is the responsibility of the NTA. Everything is the responsibility of somebody except the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Since the ending of the tough strike action taken by Dublin Bus workers to protect their jobs and pay earlier this year, services have been depleted and many workers are leaving the jobs. Many of the workers are under severe stress and strain because of the rosters they are provided with in the shoddy deal that was pushed on them because the Minister and others threatened that the company may be made insolvent. This rotten deal means that drivers are going around Dublin city having to walk from Busáras up to the Broadstone depot with bags of money, putting themselves at risk and under pressure to meet routes and timetables that do not work, are anti-family, are anti-social and are not delivering a public service. Will the Minister answer that, please?

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