Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Page 143 of the Aecon report states that it could cost between ¤90 million and ¤290 million to take 800 passengers a day from the Dublin to Galway buses that operate without subsidy. We need to look at those investments. A further ¤75 million would be required to take 300 passengers from J.J. Kavanagh & Sons, which runs the bus service without subsidy at the moment. We need to consider whether these investments are worthwhile from the overall national point of view. I appreciate what the Minister of State has said and I support him. However, this was not done in the past and some horrendous numbers have appeared.