I thank the Deputy. Time is up.

-----to take account of inflation over the last two or three years and those ahead.

Just before Christmas, I had a meeting with Bus Éireann in Cork to discuss major problems there with the bus service. People have been contacting me about buses being late, delayed or not turning up, and there are major problems with the app not being accurate and people waiting at bus stops. I have been contacted by a bus driver who has given us proof that last week, 14 bus services in Cork were short of drivers. We have people who have been delayed going to school, to work or to college or who cannot make appointments. We listen to the Government talking about getting people out of their cars.

I thank the Deputy. The time is up.

How can we get them out of their cars if they cannot get a bus? The last point I will make is to ask whether the Minister will provide funding to Bus Éireann in Cork to take on additional drivers, because otherwise this service will be a laughing stock.