Mr. Martin Nolan:

That is grand. At this stage, we have provided all possible information on these documents. We have provided a full and detailed report to the three Ministers and the two committees. I can say, without going into the individual allegations, that they go into the procurement process, the company's ethics policy and its good faith reporting policy in great detail. Most of the documents involved in the report are in the public domain anyway. They are brought together in the report in a fashion that makes it quite clear where our conclusions come from. I do not think I can say much more to the Deputy on that.

The CIE group has a strong ethics policy which is set out on its website. Employees are not entitled to accept gifts or hospitality worth more than €70, which is a minute value. One has to get permission from one's boss, etc. From a procurement point of view, over 80% of school transport contracts have gone out in the public domain at this stage and have been re-tendered. The last 20% of contracts, including all the special needs services, are out at the moment.

I thank the Deputy for asking a question about the FGS report. The funds within the school transport scheme are hermetically sealed within that scheme. Any reserves that exist are spent on school transport. As this is a complex area, I will ask the chief financial officer, Ms Andrea Keane, to bring the committee through it in a little more detail.