Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2006
474 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 9 February 2006, if he has now received information from all the main public transport operators in relation to the take up of tax-saver commuter tickets and the amount of revenue foregone; and if he will provide this information to this Deputy. [28306/06]
View answerThe additional information requested by the Deputy has now been received from Bus Éireann and Luas. These are now included in the following revised tables which show ticket sales under this scheme for the years 1999 to 2005. (The 2005 figures have also been revised to reflect end quarter sales.)
|
1999 |
Quantity |
|
Monthly Dublin Bus Ticket |
290 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
100 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
30 |
|
Monthly Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
359 |
|
Annual Dublin Bus Ticket |
36 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
20 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
7 |
|
Annual Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
52 |
|
2000 |
Quantity |
|
Monthly Dublin Bus Ticket |
640 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
280 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
57 |
|
Monthly Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
680 |
|
Annual Dublin Bus Ticket |
97 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
53 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
28 |
|
Annual Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
117 |
|
Bus Éireann |
|
|
Employer Pass — Monthly |
391 |
|
Employer Pass – Annual |
0 |
|
Employer Pass — Roll-Over Annual |
0 |
|
Cork City – Annual |
0 |
|
Cork City Suburban – Annual |
0 |
|
Galway City – Annual |
0 |
|
Cork City Bus and Rail – Annual |
0 |
|
2001 |
Quantity |
|
Monthly Dublin Bus Ticket |
3,370 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
1,800 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
700 |
|
Monthly Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
4,250 |
|
Annual Dublin Bus Ticket |
897 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
490 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
340 |
|
Annual Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
934 |
|
Bus Éireann |
|
|
Employer Pass – Monthly |
585 |
|
Employer Pass – Annual |
0 |
|
Employer Pass — Roll-Over Annual |
0 |
|
Cork City – Annual |
0 |
|
Cork City Suburban – Annual |
0 |
|
Galway City – Annual |
0 |
|
Cork City Bus and Rail – Annual |
0 |
|
2002 |
Quantity |
|
Monthly Dublin Bus Ticket |
4,875 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
4,549 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
1,450 |
|
Monthly Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
4,224 |
|
Annual Dublin Bus Ticket |
4,152 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
1,784 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
1,916 |
|
Annual Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
3,666 |
|
Bus Éireann |
|
|
Employer Pass – Monthly |
676 |
|
Employer Pass – Annual |
284 |
|
Employer Pass — Roll-Over Annual |
107 |
|
Cork City – Annual |
3 |
|
Cork City Suburban – Annual |
12 |
|
Galway City – Annual |
11 |
|
Cork City Bus and Rail – Annual |
4 |
|
2003 |
Quantity |
|
Monthly Dublin Bus Ticket |
6,879 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
3,571 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
2,396 |
|
Monthly Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
4,183 |
|
Annual Dublin Bus Ticket |
6,526 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
3,113 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
2,462 |
|
Annual Bus/Rail (Dublin Area) |
3,297 |
|
Bus Éireann |
|
|
Employer Pass — Monthly |
1,307 |
|
Employer Pass — Annual |
254 |
|
Employer Pass — Roll-Over Annual |
245 |
|
Cork City — Annual |
12 |
|
Cork City Suburban — Annual |
18 |
|
Galway City — Annual |
35 |
|
Cork City Bus and Rail — Annual |
4 |
|
2004 |
Quantity |
|
Monthly Dublin Bus Ticket |
8,576 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
4,963 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
3,528 |
|
Monthly Bus/Rail Ticket (Short Hop) |
5,155 |
|
Monthly Bus/Luas |
388 |
|
Annual Dublin Bus Ticket |
5,759 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
3,025 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
2,767 |
|
Annual Bus/Rail (Short Hop) |
4,129 |
|
Annual Bus/Luas |
184 |
|
Luas |
729 |
|
Bus Éireann |
|
|
Employer Pass — Monthly |
1,732 |
|
Employer Pass — Annual |
347 |
|
Employer Pass — Roll-Over Annual |
313 |
|
Cork City — Annual |
20 |
|
Cork City Suburban — Annual |
20 |
|
Galway City — Annual |
62 |
|
Cork City Bus and Rail — Annual |
8 |
|
2005 |
Quantity |
|
Monthly Dublin Bus Ticket |
7,390 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
6,412 |
|
Monthly Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
4,609 |
|
Monthly Bus/Rail Ticket (Short Hop) |
3,995 |
|
Monthy Bus and Luas Ticket |
2,699 |
|
Monthly Dart, Bus and & Luas |
45 |
|
Monthly Dart & Luas |
79 |
|
Annual Dublin Bus Ticket |
5,669 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Dublin Suburban) |
4,259 |
|
Annual Irish Rail Ticket (Point to Point) |
3,775 |
|
Annual Bus/Rail (Short Hop) |
3,534 |
|
Annual Bus & Luas |
925 |
|
Annual Dart, Bus and & Luas |
30 |
|
Anuual Dart & Luas |
64 |
|
Luas |
963 |
|
Bus Éireann |
|
|
Employer Pass — Monthly |
1,842 |
|
Employer Pass — Annual |
327 |
|
Employer Pass — Roll-Over Annual |
316 |
|
Cork City — Annual |
15 |
|
Cork City Suburban — Annual |
17 |
|
Galway City — Annual |
68 |
|
Cork City Bus and Rail — Annual |
7 |
Based on these revised figures, the revenue forgone for 2001 remains the same at €1.1m while the figures for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 have been revised upwards to €4.4m, €6.6m, €7.7m and €9.7m respectively — these figures assume an average marginal tax rate of 30% plus the value of PRSI/Health levies forgone.
