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Thu 08 Aug 2006Fianna Fail and PDs remain deadlocked on bus reformThe Progressive Democrats and Fianna Fáil remain deadlocked over reform of the bus market despite commitments to trade unions yesterday by Minister for Transport Martin Cullen to fund an extra 360 buses for the State bus companies.In a successful attempt to avert a national bus stoppage, Mr Cullen yesterday told the unions that he would bring proposals to Cabinet in the coming weeks to provide 100 additional buses for Dublin Bus and 160 for Bus Éireann at a cost of more than €70 million to the State.