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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I must ask the Deputy to wrap up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: As the witnesses may not be familiar with the issues raised by the Deputy, they will respond to her directly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: As a member of the committee, Deputy Coppinger can speak next but Deputy Lahart, who is not a member, was here before her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask members to address their remarks through the Chair, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness to the committee and witnesses, the affairs of pay within a company are not fairly a matter for us to comment on here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I appreciate the Deputy's concern but there are other fora for that. I have to rule that question out of order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not want to get involved-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not think so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am not being partisan at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to be as fair as I can to Deputy Coppinger and to every other member of the committee. I take my role seriously and, before I started the meeting, I went through how we hoped to deal with members and allow them ask pertinent and relevant questions. A question to a witness about the pay rates of any company is not relevant to bus corridors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is not relevant at this meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have asked all the questions. We are in the hands of Ms Graham and Mr. Creegan. They have all the answers. Perhaps they will answer the questions of the members who are present first. Is that fair?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy's absence will be noted. I am only joking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Ms Graham and Mr. Creegan may answer questions in whichever way they want.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am sorry. Excuse me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I think-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am the Chairman. I want the meeting to continue in the calm, reasonable way meetings always do. The witness is just giving her views-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Coppinger can have her view. At the request of Senator Humphreys, we are dealing with Deputy Coppinger's questions first even though she was last into the room. The Deputy should be fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will move on.