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School Transport Administration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 May 2014

Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Questions (217)

Patrick O'Donovan

Question:

217. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that Bus Éireann made an internal calculation that it saved his Department €30 million due to efficiencies of Bus Éireann in the provision of the service and Bus Éireann claimed the majority of this €30 million was spent on new services provided by Bus Éireann over the period specified, if he will provide in a year-on-year tabular form the alleged savings made in each category of charge as set out in the format as in the annual statement of account for direct costs and also the categories for indirect costs charges as tabulated in FGS report 2009, page 9, table 1.4, for each year that Bus Éireann claimed the total savings of €30 million over the said years as claimed by Bus Éireann to the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications on 7 May 2014 in respect of school transport; if he will provide in tabular form the €30 million in extra services provided over the same said period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22329/14]

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Written answers

Bus Éireann undertook to provide the Oireachtas Transport and Communications Committee, of which the Deputy is a member, with details of the breakdown of the savings due to efficiencies and details of the new "demand led" services provided, as outlined to the Committee in general terms on 7th May. This information is currently being compiled by Bus Éireann under three main headings namely the savings from the reorganisation of services each school year since 2008/2009 due to a combination of factors, the new "demand led" services and the amount of the rebate to the Department on the Transport Management Charge each year since 2008. Bus Éireann has advised that this will be provided to the Committee and the Deputy shortly.

The level of detailed information in the format sought by the Deputy is not readily available.

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