CIE given €36m extra funding to protect public transport

[karlr42]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0724/cie...transport.html

The Cabinet has authorised the Department of Transport to allocate an extra €36m to CIE immediately to protect public transport services.

It is unclear to what extent rail and bus services have been at risk to warrant the extra allocation.

Are things really this dire that emergency cash injections are becoming necessary just to cover current costs?