School Transport Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 April 2016

Thursday, 28 April 2016

Questions (134)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

134. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a value for money review on school transport found that Bus Éireann's costs are 21% higher than the equivalent costs of the private school bus contractors per kilometre on large buses for school routes when the inspection costs are excluded and approximately 19% higher when the inspection costs are included; the total kilometres travelled by Bus Éireann's large buses and the total kilometres travelled by equivalent private bus operators' buses of the same size in each of the years 2008 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8662/16]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

As previously advised, the specific figures referred to by the Deputy are contained in the Report of the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme. The full report is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

Bus Éireann has advised that the approximate mileage for the large bus cohort only, rounded to the nearest half million kilometres, is as follows:

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Bus Éireann	13.0	13.0	11.5	12.0	12.0	11.5	11.5	10.5
Contractor	15.5	15.0	15.0	15.5	15.5	17.0	13.5	14.0