Shane Ross is worst of ‘proper tulip’ transport ministers, Oireachtas committe heard

There have been some “proper tulips” among the last 17 transport ministers, an Oireachtas committee has heard — but none who managed to bring Bus Éireann to the brink of insolvency.

AAA-PBP TD Mick Barry said that despite previous incumbents’ limitations, “none of them ever brought the national bus company to the brink of insolvency” as he claimed current Transport Minister Shane Ross is doing.

Mr Ross repeated that it would be “absolutely wrong” of him to intervene in the “nitty gritty” of the Bus Éireann dispute.