Bus subsidies
Neither of these statements is true. The Dublin-Cork and Dublin-Galway routes are profitable in their own right. None of the Government subvention goes to the profitable Expressway sector of Bus Éireann. The subvention goes only to the city, commuter and rural routes which, although loss-making, we are obliged by the State to run because they are deemed socially necessary.
In fact, the subvention is not enough to cover the loss on the social routes and the profit on Expressway is used to cross-subsidise these essential services.
