Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 January 2016
501. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State funding including capital investment packages received by Transdev or any of its subsidiaries for the operation of the Luas in each of the years since its launch in 2004. [3031/16]
View answerTransdev Ireland has not received any Exchequer funding in respect of its operation of Luas. It is a statutory requirement that light rail passenger services must be procured following a competitive tendering procedure. The most recent contract concluded between the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Transdev Ireland was in September 2014 and the contract period runs until November 2019.
Contractual arrangements in relation to Luas are a matter for the National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
