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Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp
whilst the government may want CIE to break even and be run out of the fares box, that is far from getting rid of public transport.
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In my opinion it is not possible for CIE or any public transport operator to be cover its costs or make a profit. They require subvention and there must be a social and political willingness to subsidise it to the level required. So asking CIE to break even is asking for it to fail so it can be disposed of and privatisation can be introduced, thus moving all the revenue to the private sector, keeping the need to invest and subsidise with the state, and lowering the quality of public transport for the people.