Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Public Accounts Committee
2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills
4:30 pm
Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I welcome our guests from the Department of Education and Skills. I am moving on to the topic of school transportation services in subhead A9. In the financial accounts, the Estimate provisions were €198 million, with an outturn of €220 million. There was approval of a supplementary fund of €20 million. Does the Secretary General believe we have a cost-effective and efficient school transport programme in place that is fit for purpose and ensures value for money? It is an essential service that provides transport to more than 130,000 students.
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