Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

If the Minster of State insists that they must have wheelchair accessible vehicles, that involves a capital cost that is 71% more than that for the incumbents and running costs that are about 23% more than those for incumbents so it is a barrier to entry, which I am trying to prevent.

I regret that we have not made progress on the removal of barriers to entry. Paul Gorecki correctly pointed out in the latest issue of The Economic and Social Reviewthat we are reinventing problems that existed previously. The requirement to pay 71% more than the incumbent for a vehicle constitutes a hefty barrier to entry. I want open competition. I realise I have not persuaded the Minister of State but I must make my point nonetheless.