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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: As public representatives, we are operating in the dark. We understand that there is a grand plan to address this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has said that he has not seen it. Has it been finalised and submitted to the Department and the NTA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: Was it advisable to go over the heads of the unions? Mr. Hernan is now seeking a partnership with them to address the issue. They have indicated that they will work in partnership with Bus Éireann, but Mr. Hernan undermined that partnership by going over their heads and communicating directly with staff before communicating with them. Would it not have been better to communicate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: The longer it goes on in terms of plans being leaked to the media before staff are informed does not assist the atmosphere either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: In terms of Bus Éireann's warning of insolvency, what interaction has it had with the NTA? Has the NTA engaged with it in light of the fact that the largest public bus transport company in the country could be insolvent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: Given that it has a public service obligation, does Bus Éireann consider it is on a level playing pitch with regard to the commercial routes and Expressway routes? Other operators do not have that obligation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: Going back to the target savings and the plans at the moment, what is the overall target for savings and what percentage of that target will come from staff costs versus insurance or other costs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: The witness said that Bus Éireann does do not have resources for a voluntary redundancy scheme. Mr. Hernan's predecessor retired very quickly before Christmas. What was his severance package?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: Is it not difficult? The staff on the ground, drivers, mechanics and the clerical officers are Bus Éireann. They are the people with whom the public interacts and the management is asking them to take very severe cuts and then maybe give them a 2% rise in a few year's time if cash flow allows. In the interests of asking people to share that pain, should that information not be available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: Mr. Hernan brings great experience in the private sector to the role. In his experience of restructuring companies, is it usual for the principal shareholder to distance himself or herself from the restructuring of a company that has been identified as being on the verge of insolvency?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 214. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for carrying out essential repairs at a district hospital (details supplied) in County Mayo; if emergency works will be carried out in view of the results of inspections carried out in July 2016; the projected timeframe of such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3354/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 92. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Secretaries General in his Department; the annual pay of each Secretary General in his Department at 1 January 2017; and the expected change in that pay as a consequence of the provisions of the Lansdowne Road agreement. [2915/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 93. To ask the Taoiseach the number of assistant secretaries general in his Department; the annual pay of each assistant secretary general in his Department at 1 January 2017; and the expected change in that pay as a consequence of the provisions of the Lansdowne Road agreement. [2931/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Centre Services (24 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements in place for the provision of essential services at a refugee centre (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the details of the tender process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2713/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (24 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the changes that will be required in her Department's 2017 budget to account for the extra €25 million allocated towards pay issues post-budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2899/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Secretaries General in her Department; the annual pay of each Secretary General within her Department at 1 Jan 2017; the expected change in that pay as a consequence of the provisions of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2912/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of assistant secretaries general in her Department; the annual pay of each assistant secretary general within her Department at 1 January 2017; the expected change in that pay as a consequence of the provisions of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2928/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Secretaries General in his Department; the annual pay of each Secretary General within his Department at 1 Jan 2017; the expected change in that pay as a consequence of the provisions of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2908/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of assistant secretaries general in his Department; the annual pay of each assistant secretary general within his Department at 1 January 2017; the expected change in that pay as a consequence of the provisions of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2924/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the redevelopment of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; when a technical team will visit the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2534/17]