The workers at Go-Ahead voted for strike action just before Christmas. They are now heading to the Labour Court. The reason they overwhelmingly voted for strike action is because of the low pay they face, which is entirely inadequate in the context of the cost-of-living crisis, along with the long shifts and unsociable hours. They are the victims of the project of successive governments to drive a race to the bottom in public transport in complete opposition to the interests of workers, those trying to take the bus and our environment and the need to shift people out of private cars. The other victims are those who are left waiting for buses, including the 175, 59 and 45A services, because, when one bus is missing as a result of insufficient staffing, people can be left waiting for up to an hour and a half. It is completely unacceptable. Go-Ahead is a profitable company. It sent more than €2.5 million home to its parent company in Britain in the last year. Will the Tánaiste support the workers in their struggle for a decent wage? Will he stop the process of deregulation and privatisation?

We do not have a policy of wholesale privatisation.

Wholesale.

Piecemeal privatisation.

Let us be balanced. We have invested very substantially in public transport. We will continue to invest in and expand public service provision in transport. Unprecedented investment is being made in rail via Iarnród Éireann and buses via Bus Éireann. We have expanded the fleet and the workforce. We are also working on the competition framework. There is room for both. However, anyone who enters the market has to ensure that workers are protected and that pay and conditions meet the proper norms. The industrial relations mechanisms are then used to resolve any issues that arise in respect of pay and conditions. That is what I advise in this instance.