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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I call Deputy Murphy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I must call Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe before calling non-members of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Deputy Bríd Smith, Senator Dolan, Deputy Ó Cuív and Deputy Fitzmaurice, who are not members of this committee, have indicated that they wish to speak. As there are 16 minutes left in this part of the meeting, I will call them in that order and give each of them four minutes for questions and answers. I ask them to stick strictly to the time limit I have outlined.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: There is only a minute left for the Minister's response. We need to facilitate everyone else.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: That is a matter for the Minister's response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: The Minister will have to be brief to be fair to the other non-members I would like to allow in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I have to bring in Senator Dolan, who has been waiting patiently.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: There is not much time left for a response now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: There is a minute left for the Minister to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Can we make sure that all phones are turned off, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We are short on time and I am conscious that I need to accommodate Senator Kieran O'Donnell, who was here earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Short questions would be helpful too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: If there are issues with figures then perhaps the Minister could respond to the committee at the earliest available time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Given the time constraints we are under, the Minister might be able to furnish the Deputy-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: -----and the committee with a detailed response regarding the questions Deputy Ó Cuív is asking. We simply do not have time to get into the specifics and the detail of it here, but perhaps the Minister could give as detailed a response and breakdown as possible in terms of the figures involved and the methodology used in arriving at those figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: The Minister has agreed to furnish information the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: It has been agreed that those questions will be answered and replies furnished to the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We will move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I am moving on to Senator O'Donnell. I called on the Deputy and now it is Senator O'Donnell, please.