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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I did not ask Mr. Nolan that. I asked him how much the service costs today. Mr. Nolan said the cost in 2008 was €162 million with more than €30 million saved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Mr. Nolan did not say that. He said that more than €30 million has been saved by Bus Éireann working in conjunction with the Department of Education and Skills from this figure and largely re-invested in 750 new services. My point is there is no saving. Why does Mr. Nolan not say that Bus Éireann has saved nothing between 2008 and 2014?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: How much does the service cost today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: How much did the service cost in 2008?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is there a difference in those figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: So there is no saving.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: In fairness-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: In fairness, the statement is a bit misleading because it says that more than €30 million has been saved but the Department is still paying the same amount of money with an enhancement from the parents. That is what should have been said. Could Mr. Nolan elaborate on the canvassing work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: With respect to Mr. Nolan, the Department did not give the statement; Bus Éireann gave it to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Perhaps it should be amended to reflect the actual costs of running the service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: When Bus Éireann went to the industry did it offer preferential terms and conditions? Were better terms offered to those people at the time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Could I go back again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to return to one point about the figure of €162 million. Mr. Gannon said the €30 million was largely invested in 750 new services. Was there a change in the number of services between 2008 and the saving being achieved? What was the number of services at the start of the period and the end of the period? How many services were there at the start when the cost was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: The reason I ask is that the witnesses put a lot of weight on the fact that they had re-invested in 750 new services so I am anxious to know whether services were cut prior to that. I wish to know how many services there were at the start and how many services there are now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: School Transport Scheme: Bus Éireann (7 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: A lot of weight has been put on the saving but we do not know how many services we started with and how many we finished with.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural College Places (8 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the teaching staff numbers in agricultural colleges in view of increased enrolments together with the commitments laid out in Food Harvest 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20217/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (8 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a review of disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision will issue on the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20723/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (8 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 197. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the prescription levy in the near future for persons over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20749/14]

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: He has a very selective memory.

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: He must not want any votes in County Meath.