Ivan Yates
Ceist:104 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the State subvention to Dublin Bus and the subvention per passenger journey in each of the years from 1990 to 1999. [11411/00]
Written Answers. - State Subvention.
Minister for Public Enterprise (Mrs. O'Rourke): The allocation of Exchequer subvention to the individual subsidiary companies is a matter for the CIÉ board. However, the following is a table setting out the information the Deputy has requested.
State Subvention to Dublin Bus
|
Year |
Amount of subvention IR£m |
Passenger Numbers (millions) |
Subvention per passenger IR£ |
|
1990 |
IR£14,760,000 |
167,100,000 |
0.0883 |
|
1991 |
IR£14,215,000 |
172,600,000 |
0.0824 |
|
1992 |
IR£10,900,000 |
175,600,000 |
0.0621 |
|
1993 |
IR£8,000,000 |
171,120,000 |
0.0468 |
|
1994 |
IR£5,000,000 |
177,500,000 |
0.0282 |
|
1995 |
IR£3,800,000 |
185,000,000 |
0.0205 |
|
1996 |
IR£3,650,000 |
188,000,000 |
0.0194 |
|
1997 |
IR£7,000,000 |
190,000,000 |
0.0368 |
|
1998 |
IR£8,895,000 |
192,000,000 |
0.0463 |
|
1999 |
IR£13,244,000 |
194,000,000* |
0.0683 |
*Passenger numbers for 1999 are provisional only.