Richard Bruton backs Shane Ross ahead of Dublin Bus crisis talks

Education Minister Richard Bruton has backed Shane Ross’s insistence the State must not become a “sugar daddy” to end the Dublin Bus strike, claiming it would be a “disaster” to hand over public money to resolve the dispute.

Mr Bruton spoke out on the situation just hours before Dublin Bus management and unions agreed to attend crisis talks today amid speculation the strike could be halted this week.

Speaking on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics, the Fine Gael TD said that despite the strike — now in its fourth week — causing havoc to the capital, the Government has no intention of intervening in what is taking place.