Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
1563. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public service obligation in each of the years 2011 to 2017 for CIÉ recipients, Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann and Bus Éireann, in tabular form; and the intended allocation for 2018. [37676/17]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware the allocation for Public Service Obligation (PSO) public transport services is subject to the annual Budgetary process and as such future allocations are yet to be determined. I will of course be engaging with my Ministerial colleagues as Budget 2018 is developed and the PSO subvention programme will obviously form part of that engagement.
Since 2010 the award and subvention of PSO contracts falls under the independent statutory remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA), which has direct responsibility for this area along with the routes covered. The amount of PSO subsidy awarded to each operator is comprehensively detailed in the NTA's Statistical Bulletin Number 02/2017 entitled Bus and Rail Statistics for Ireland – State Funded Services which is available to view on their website www.nationaltransport.ie
