The Infrastructure Minister has called a suggestion that he has a 'laissez faire' attitude on giving grants to LibertyBus 'complete nonsense'. Deputy Kevin Lewis says the funding is to make up the LibertyBus losses to allow services to continue and to stop jobs from being lost. Senator Sam Mezec asked whether there are any strings attached and whether the Minister will continue 'offering no instruction on what level of bus service is needed'.
We have a very good working relationship with LibertyBus. They were head and shoulders above every other operator that applied for the contract. They provide an excellent service. Public funding given to a bus company should not come with no strings attached. We subsidise the provider to ensure we get a service. We are entitled to dictate what that service should include. The Infrastructure Minister's 'laissez faire' attitude on grants is not good enough. Deputy Lewis was asked to confirm that this government money will not be returned to the central HTC group, which is the LibertyBus parent company, given that they own several other bus companies across the UK.
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