Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 April 2017
146. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to the school transport scheme over each of the past ten years; the total revenue generated each year in charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18521/17]
View answerSchool transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.
Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually.
Total expenditure on the school transport scheme and revenue received from school transport charges for the past ten years are provided in the following table:
|
Year |
Total Expenditure €’000 |
Receipts from Charges €’000 |
|
2006 |
€159,685 |
€6,634 |
|
2007 |
€172,106 |
€6,626 |
|
2008 |
€185,725 |
€8,751 |
|
2009 |
€177,567 |
€11,628 |
|
2010 |
€181,409 |
€11,651 |
|
2011 |
€171,483 |
€11,486 |
|
2012 |
€168,464 |
€12,570 |
|
2013 |
€170,750 |
€12,772 |
|
2014 |
€172,081 |
€13,057 |
|
2015 |
€172,962 |
€13,707 |
|
2016 |
€182,188 |
€14,000* |
*Estimated – subject to audit
