Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----frequency, choice of routes and investment. The Labour Court has extended an offer of talks to the unions at Bus Éireann. I hope they will engage. The acting CEO of Bus Éireann will appear before the Oireachtas committee tomorrow.As we have seen in the past, resolution can be reached through engagement, consultation and discussion such that the public will not be discommoded, jobs can be saved and we will have a viable Bus Éireann into the future. That is what we all want.

Senator Horkan raised the issue of the common consolidated corporate tax base, CCCTB, in respect of which he made the very good point, which was lost on some Members in the House, that 80% of our corporate taxes are paid by multinationals. It is incumbent on us to be careful and vigilant in that regard. I am happy to invite the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, or the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, to the House to discuss that issue.

Senator Feighan spoke about the historic election 100 years ago of Crown Plunkett in Boyle, County Roscommon. I hope that the cross-party initiative to which he referred can continue in the new modern Ireland. I have already responded to the issue raised by Senator Paddy Burke.

I wish to advise Members that on 9 February, the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Heather Humphreys, will be in the House to discuss the rural development plan and that the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, will be in the House on Thursday, 2 February, to discuss the Irish language.