As the Deputy is aware, in Budget 2017 I secured an 11% increase in the amount of funding available for Public Service Obligation and I can confirm that €262.958 million is available to the National Transport Authority in 2017.
As requested the cost of the requested incremental increases are set out in tabular form:
2017
PSO Subvention
|
Monetary Increase
|
2017
|
€262,958,000
|
Cost of 5% increase
|
+ €13,147,900
|
Cost of 10% increase
|
+ €26,295,800
|
Cost of 15% increase
|
+ €39,443,700
|
Cost of 20% increase
|
+ €52,591,600
|
Cost of 25% increase
|
+ €65,739,500
|