Feargal Quinn (Independent)

I will not repeat the remarks of Senators Cannon and O'Malley, but the spirit of the sections is not the correct thinking. It almost looks like we are trying to protect bus operators from one another. The essence of competition is to encourage new people into the market. While I understand the Minister of State's point, the wording of the section is over the top. I urge him to reconsider it, if not in the coming minutes, before Report Stage and introduce an amendment to take our concerns into account and delete subsection (1)(a).