Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Committee Stage

10:00 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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This Bill allows for an increase in the borrowing level of CIE. All the political parties and the Independents have indicated they will support this Bill. I have taken on board their general comments on CIE during the discussion of the earlier Stages of the Bill. I welcome comments from members.

This Bill will increase the borrowing level of CIE to €300 million, which will allow it to lend to its subsidiaries. This is a basic Bill and the changes are an exercise in cleaning up previous legislation. In summary that is the purpose of the Bill.