Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed)

11:00 am

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I made a number of statements. The Minister has answered the one question I asked.

The rate of subvention has not kept in line with the numbers using the route. It is welcome that it appears that there is an extension to the PSO service to Athlone and Westport to compensate for the removal of the commercial route. A number of months ago, when we suggested some of these routes would never be commercially viable, although they were socially viable and required, and that they might need to transfer from Expressway to PSO provision, we were told it might need to be put out to tender. Has the Minister confirmed that the routes do not need to be put out to tender? When will the changes take effect?

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