Joe McHugh
Ceist:277 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection with regard to Pobal funding granted by the Department to Bus Éireann and to private operators in County Donegal, if she will provide the free travel pass budget and the way it is allocated; the total budget allocated to the free travel pass scheme nationally; the persons eligible to draw down from this budget and the criteria or technical requirements; the Bus Éireann allocation for County Donegal; the private operators allocation for County Donegal; the break down of the number of operators and the amount awarded to each; the actual monetary amount per passenger journey; the way this is awarded and monitored; if it is calculated per passenger carried and allocated on a reimbursable basis on block amount or per year; if there is any form of compensation awarded due to extreme remoteness and high level of deprivation in County Donegal; if a service is discontinued by the operator, the position regarding the awarded allocation toward that service; the result of the most recent value for money and performance audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47833/10]
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