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- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Robert Troy: The Minister said that this cost would be met from the administrative budget, which is set out under programme D. Perhaps he meant that the cost would be met from the departmental budget.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Robert Troy: I thank Deputy Munster. I am somewhat concerned by the Minister's assertion that we have ambitious tourism targets because we do not. The national tourism target for 2025 is 10 million visitors but we are at 9 million visitors now. I do not think our targets are ambitious enough. I also do not think the funding that has been allocated to the respective tourism bodies is sufficient. In...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Robert Troy: Perhaps if the Minister had stated that at the aviation forum he attended, he might have heard a little more on it from the aviation industry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: Before we commence, if committee members agree to be concise in their questioning, will the Minister also be concise while responding and not try to talk the clock down?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: In the Minister's opening statement, he says that he is working actively to achieve a successful Bus Éireann. To my mind, the only thing he seems to be working actively to achieve is the re-opening of Stepaside Garda station. This is the Minister's third time to appear before this committee in recent weeks, each time in relation to the challenges facing Bus Éireann. Since then,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: I know about audited accounts. Since the Minister got a briefing in September 2016, what is his most up-to-date briefing in terms of the turnaround figure that is needed to be achieved in Bus Éireann?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: Is this problem with the deficit in Bus Éireann, as was originally envisaged, totally and exclusively in relation to the Expressway service or is it, as the unions feel, that the Minister's Department has an agenda to push down the pay and conditions of the workers to allow Bus Éireann to compete more freely with commercial operators?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: Is it fully and exclusively as a result of Expressway? I am conscious that I only have ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: The Minister was getting briefings back in September. We know this from Freedom of Information. Surely if he was getting briefings back in September of last year, he got a briefing before he came in here today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: I am asking what the Minister has been briefed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: Is it exclusively in relation to Expressway?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: We will get to examinership. In the same document, the Minister was told to use the following only if needed, to the effect that the Minister was aware that the company was at an advanced stage in preparing a full business recovery plan which he expected to be submitted to him shortly. The Minister got that on 24 September 2016. Did the Minister receive that recovery plan? Yes or no? If...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: The document stated the Minister was aware that the company was at an advanced stage of preparing a full recovery business plan which he expected to be submitted to him shortly. This is in black and white from freedom of information from the Minister's Department. It is not made up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: The Minister received no plan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: The Minister received no plan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: Has the Minister received any plan? Yes or no? It is a simple direct question. I would appreciate a direct reply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: What is being finalised?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: Has the Minister seen the proposals?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: It is a pity the Minister was not briefed on them before he came in because the code requires the State-owned companies to afford the relevant Minister an opportunity to review to any such proposed plans before finalisation by the board of a particular company. The Minister, therefore, will be afforded the opportunity to review the plans.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Robert Troy: In his opening address, the Minister called for flexibility between management and the unions. He is not displaying much flexibility. Precedent has been established. Both sides have been to the WRC and negotiations broke down. In 2013, when the previous Government was in talks with Dublin Bus, Fine Gael and the Labour Party thought outside the box and brought in two independent...