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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: To clarify, the Deputy is saying that the NTA has a number of routes on which Bus Éireann Expressway service is clearly making a loss.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We are well over time now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We are considerably over time now, to be fair to other members and the other people who are waiting to come in. Ms Graham should answer those questions quickly please. I have raised the issue of front-loading questions previously. It is not fair on the other members. You are eating into other people's time; people who are waiting and have other business.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: As a committee, there are questions that we try to ask as a committee. One cannot ask a list of ten questions and then expect to get the ten answers in the time he or she is allocated. I have raised this a number of times before. It is not fair on other members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I will allow discretion on this if we can get an answer in no more than 30 seconds.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: At the outset, I mentioned identifying third parties and people who are not here. We do not want to do that. If the Deputy has an example, he can give it without referring to or identifying individuals involved. We would be conscious of these things. Maybe we could strike the reference from the record?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I thank Deputy Barry for sticking to the time. Regarding the question Mr. Duggan was asked, what legislation are we talking about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Is that the regulation that prohibits the witnesses from addressing the matter raised by Deputy-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Be very brief because there are other speakers waiting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We have covered this already.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I am sorry to have to rush the Deputy but we have a lot of members waiting to speak. Senator Conway-Walsh has been waiting a long time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: The Deputy was not here a few weeks ago.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: The Deputy should ask a question because others are waiting to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We have to leave Mother Teresa out of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Are there are any questions relevant to either of the delegates?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We have already discussed this matter in detail.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We have been here for more than two hours now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We have had the Minister before the committee previously.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: The Minister cannot come in every week, in fairness to him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We have covered this.