Rhetoric won’t get buses to run on time

WHILE the debate about commuter services in Dublin is generating a lot of bluff and bluster, the facts, sadly, are lacking from both sides of the argument.

Deputy Sean Crowe of Sinn Féin complains that Dublin Bus is suffering from a lack of investment and a below-average subsidy. What percentage of revenue is provided by the exchequer, what would he like it to be, and why?

Senator Tom Morrissey of the PDs argues that the company is too inefficient to merit further subventions without competition.