Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his intervention. As a human being, I am absolutely sympathetic with what he says and as a representative I can understand his point of view. If he says quality has suffered, particularly with respect to accessibility with some of the buses, I regret that on a personal level. My understanding is this process is carried out by the NTA under European Union rules. As the Deputy knows, this procurement is something in which I cannot and will not interfere under any circumstances. On the other hand, I am perfectly happy to convey what he said to the appropriate quarters so they can be aware of it. As far as I know, the Deputy is not querying the process but rather the result. If he is querying the result, it is a somewhat different area.

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