Ciarán Cannon (Fine Gael)

I support the views of Senators Quinn and O'Malley. Senator Quinn mentioned that he was at Dublin Airport a number of weeks ago and remarked on the efficient bus service which operates from that facility. The bus service was initially provided by Aircoach. That company identified this niche and, with no assistance from the State, did market research and decided to take a risk. That is what business people do. The service has now been aped by Dublin Bus and it is attempting to compete with Aircoach on the same routes. If this legislation had been in place at the time, Aircoach might not have had that opportunity.

I also ask the Minister of State to reconsider this paragraph.