According to the TSSA, the claim that Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann received unlawful State aid is without basis when you consider that those companies have been deprived of investment and adequate funds for decades for operating socially necessary but heavily loss-making bus services.
Selon M. Roche, la compensation versée par l'État vise uniquement les services déficitaires, les services de transports urbain et rural et les services de navette.