Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 12: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he will take on the further cuts proposed to Bus Éireann. [28342/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Service changes are a day-to-day operational matter for Bus Éireann and not one in which I have any function. I have been briefed by Bus Éireann management on the deterioration in its financial position and on the measures necessary, including the scale and extent of service changes, to maintain its financial viability. I have also been briefed by the unions on the issues involved. Decisions in relation to service changes are a matter for the company itself. I understand that Bus Éireann is currently engaged, under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission, in detailed discussions with its staff and their representatives on the measures proposed in this regard. I look forward to a successful outcome to these discussions.