Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 April 2017
753. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding a company (details supplied) has received from Government Departments since it began administering the NCT test; the amount received from his Department or from the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18151/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra757. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the failure rate of vehicles undergoing the NCT test has a bearing on the public funding received by either the RSA or a company (details supplied) in respect of NCT testing. [18156/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 753 and 757 together.
Applus, the current operator of the National Car Testing Service (NCTS) has not received any funding from my Department or the RSA in relation to the delivery of the NCTS since their contract for this service was commenced in 2010.
The RSA itself is largely self-financing in that, since 2013, it receives just under 140,000 Euro per annum from the Exchequer for certain pension related costs. Prior to that year, when the Authority was funded by the Exchequer, the failure rate at the NCTS did not have any bearing on the level of funding allocated to the Authority.
