Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will answer the Deputy's question if he does not interrupt me. It is like old times but the Deputy might give me time to answer. We are in the dark here but we can say that for next week, which is what the Deputy referred to, and phase 1, we are confident. I have talked to the NTA, and who better to talk to than the NTA about this? I have talked to the bus companies about this also. Despite the obstacles and the difficulties of social distancing and everything else, we will be able to provide the necessary buses and other public transport. That will be looked at. As the Deputy rightly said, we do not know the number of people that will stay at home. We do not know exactly the number of people who will move to their private cars because they are frightened of going on buses. That will be a moving target which we will have to follow. That is why it is being done in phases.

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