Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising these matters. I am happy to refer them to the CIÉ board for their comment. I am not prepared at this stage to give a commitment to fund what he asks for just because the Deputy has raised it in the House today. If there is a conflict of interest, as maintained by the Deputy, I will refer it to the CIÉ board for comment along with the other matters. It would be foolish of me to answer that immediately either in the positive or negative as it is a serious allegation. I should look at it in a serious way but I will not make any judgment on it before I ask the CIÉ board about it.

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