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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Feb 1991

Vol. 405 No. 6

Written Answers. - Bus Fleets.

Ivan Yates

Ceist:

213 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the size of the respective bus fleets in active service for each year since the establishment of the following: (a) Bus Éireann and (b) Dublin Bus; if he will outline the annual capital investment in fleet replacement over the past four years; and the way in which it is proposed to finance fleet replacement.

The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

Year

Bus Éireann

Dublin Bus

No of buses in fleet

Capital expenditure on fleet replacement

No. of buses in fleet

Capital expenditure on fleet replacement

£

£

1987

1,544

821

0.2m.

1988

1,468

2.8m.

798

1.5m.

1989

1,428

2.9m.

809

2.6m.

1990

1,456

3.7m.

830

8.4m.

As I have previously indicated in a reply to separate parliamentary questions by the Deputy, a draft business plan for the CIE Group for the period 1990-94 is under discussion at present with CIE; the draft plan includes proposals for expenditure and financing of fleet replacements by Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus.
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