Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 April 2016
403. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 22 March 2016, if she will confirm that Bus Éireann inspectors charging criteria for school transport is not in accordance with the agreed 1975 summary of accounting arrangements; and if she will further confirm that her Department does not directly audit the Bus Éireann inspectors charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7286/16]
View answerMy Department does not directly audit the Bus Éireann inspector's charges.
Bus Éireann has advised that for 2014 and prior years the audit opinion provided by Bus Éireann's external auditors states that the financial information of Bus Éireann's School Transport Scheme, which includes a charge in respect of School Transport Inspectors, is prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the Summary of Accounting Arrangements relating to the Transport Scheme for Primary and Post-Primary School Children dated 1 January 1975.
