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

I ask Deputies who have spoken previously and still have a hand raised to take the signal down unless they wish to come back in again. I note Deputy McAuliffe's hand signal is still up. Does he wish to come back in?

We will publish this correspondence and seek information regarding the cost of the project.

No. 394B is correspondence also from Ms Anne Graham, chief executive, National Transport Authority, dated 23 February 2021 providing detailed information requested by the committee in relation to expenditure on the BusConnects programme. At our meeting on 4 March we decided to note and publish this item and to forward it to the correspondent who raised the matter.

We also agreed to include the Department of Transport and the National Transport Authority, NTA, on our work programme. I understand the Department has not been before the committee since 2018. The Department is also responsible for the motor tax fund and the previous Committee of Public Accounts made recommendations relating to it. I will open the discussion to members who wish to speak to this item of correspondence regarding BusConnects.