Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 18 - Salary Overpayments to Teachers
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills
11:20 am
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Before calling on Deputy Dowds, I wish to clarify a matter raised by Deputy Donohoe, namely, school transport. What is the level of departmental intervention with Bus Éireann as regards the running of the contract? Does the Department reorganise routes with Bus Éireann or does the former issue instructions and rules? What is the company's reporting mechanism to the Department in terms of value for money issues, savings, costs, profitability and so on? What do the auditors to Bus Éireann tell the Department in writing regarding the contract and the issue of profitability?