Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Are members happy that we receive an update? Agreed.

The next item of correspondence is No. 2668C and 2669 dated 16 December 2019 from an individual relating to the student transport scheme. The correspondence provides information obtained under freedom of information. The previous committee considered correspondence from the Department of Education and Skills responding to its queries regarding the uncommitted reserve element of the transport management charge of the cost of school transport and related financial reporting. The Department has stated that there is no profit and the uncommitted reserve in the transport management charge element of the cost could only be used for the school transport scheme. My understanding is that the last committee obtained useful information by taking the matter as far as it could. I propose to forward the correspondence from the Department to the correspondent and advise him that the committee's consideration of the matter is closed. Deputy Carthy, who is not present, and Deputy Catherine Murphy have flagged that they wish to comment on this.