I have a great deal of sympathy with Senator Landy in respect of Bus Éireann. Although he did not spell it out, I assume this might be an expressway service that operates between Dublin and points further south. Unfortunately, we had a similar situation in the north west, where Bus Éireann withdrew the service and when the issue was raised about subsidisation, I was informed there is no subsidy for expressway services.

It was not an expressway service.

No. I simply am making the point that there is no subsidy for expressway services, which I could never quite understand-----

It is because it is a commercial business.