Results 8,981-9,000 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I will not ask Bus Éireann to withdraw any letter as to do so would be to get involved in this dispute, which is something I do not intend to do. I am afraid I will not be able to do what the Deputy is asking. I do not feel it would be the right thing to do. As the Deputy knows, the WRC talks have adjourned. The company and the unions have both stated that they wish to return to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I understand the views of the Deputy and everyone else on this issue. There are some very strong feelings involved. It would be wrong for me to say I am on one side or the other in this dispute. Such a statement could be misread. I will not enter into this situation by taking sides. This is a matter for the company and the unions. They must resolve it by themselves without my...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I am afraid I feel unable to do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I have to repeat what I have already said. I do not intend to get involved in the nitty-gritty. I am not going to make any judgments on any claims, bids or suggestions being made publicly by the unions or the management. That is up to them. I understand what the Deputy is saying and why he is saying it. I understand where he is coming from. As Minister, it would be absolutely wrong of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I refer the Deputy to the NTA guidelines in this regard. The detail of any route is not a matter for me. It is an operational matter. It is not a matter for me. I assume the Deputy addressed this question to representatives of the NTA when they attended a meeting of this committee last week.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I will not. The calls for my intervention are very understandable. The frustration felt by the Deputy is very understandable as well. Those who are calling for me to intervene are not explaining what they think my intervention will do. That is the difficulty I see here. I think any such intervention would be a distraction and a signal that I am somehow going to come into this industrial...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I think both sides should come to the table without preconditions. The suggestion that any movement they make should involve diverting from something they have already done is a matter for the two institutions in question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: Let me just repeat that the PSO has been increased.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I hope it will be increased. I cannot guarantee anything but that is our objective. It is on an upward trend and I am very hopeful that it will continue as such. We are talking about three routes being closed down and two being revised with reduced numbers. As the Deputy will know, when that happens the NTA has committed to making an immediate assessment of whether people will be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I have outlined the authority's immediate response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: The NTA has responded in kind to each closure and reduction. I think that it has been fairly effective so far.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: It is 52%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: We can produce figures without the school transport figures, if the Senator would like.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I have no problem doing so but school transport forms part of the overall figures of Bus Éireann.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: Otherwise it is 20% of the rest.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: We can present the Senator with figures that have less information if he so wishes. That is no problem at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: Is that all?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I am sorry that the Deputy does not have confidence in me. I would like to hear his reasons because he has constantly called for me to intervene.