CIE Instructions and Transport Service
Wilson blames the Minister’s instructions for transport chaos and argues that the public deserves better service given the subsidy. Mitchell counters that CIE’s deficit has fallen since he took office; the Chair then moves to priority questions.
Will the Minister not agree that the riding instructions he gave to the board of CIE, and to the board of B & I and other transport companies for that matter, is bringing total chaos to the transport situation?
Comment on this
On the contrary, for 15 years CIE's deficit escalated from £3.5 million to £109 million which is seven times the rate of inflation. Deputy Wilson was the last Minister to preside over that cort of escalation. Since then CIE's deficit has fallen successively each year——
Comment on this
At £109.2 million in 1982 that was the worst year of all when Deputy Wilson was Minister. It has fallen each year since I became Minister and it will continue to fall in the future.
Comment on this
Is the Minister saying that with £115 million subsidy we are not entitled to a better transport system than we have this Christmas in Dublin? If he says that, he has a brass neck.
