Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My understanding in relation to bus and public transport services is that if they are PSO services, Government subsidised services, in urban and rural areas that can apply, but where they are commercial services in urban and rural areas and not funded by the State, then it cannot apply and there is no way for us to do that unfortunately.

VAT is obviously a matter for the Minister for Finance. I will ask him to contact the Deputy directly.

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