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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not been paid a GLAS payment despite there being no errors on their file. [8068/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 511. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid an AEOS payment which is due to them. [8069/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 592. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the public funding supplied to trade unions and representative bodies in 2015 and 2016 from his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9095/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 640. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the public funding supplied to trade unions and representative bodies in 2015 and 2016 from her Department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9099/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 666. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the public funding supplied to trade unions and representative bodies in 2015 and 2016 from his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9096/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the witnesses. Last Friday, I was in Sligo where I was involved in discussion on the regional strategy up to 2040. What is the National Transport Authority's policy going forward in regard to transport for the regions and is its strategy in that regard being driven by price? The statistics show that the number of private operators across the regions is increasing, including in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is it intended, as part of any strategy, to retain sufficient Bus Éireann and CIE public transport services to ensure that we do not end up with too much service provision on one side versus the other? Does the NTA propose to retain a particular percentage of public transport service provision or is it prevented from doing so under EU rules?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is no strategy to ensure a particular percentage of the original routes are retained in the public transport sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It would probably not be permitted under EU rules.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms Graham referred earlier to demand in particular areas. In regard to the three routes that it appears now will be cut, I find it hard to believe that Bus Éireann has been operating on these routes for the past ten or 15 years and that it only recently came to light that they are not viable or that there is no demand for a service on those routes. Should those routes be axed, will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In regard to the award of contracts to new providers, I note that in some parts of the country the private operator is not required to service as many towns as Bus Éireann. Why is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: To ensure a level playing field, should the NTA not be the one making the decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In regard to, say, service provision from Galway to Dublin it is likely that demand for that service will be greater in Galway city than, for example, in Moate but should there not be a level playing field across service providers in regard to the award of licence on that route?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How could the NTA believe the service is required and Bus Éireann go into that town if a private operator will not see enough people to warrant doing so? If I had a bus I would look at starting in Galway, a stop in Athlone and then a shoot to Dublin. How can the NTA call that a level playing field? What is good for the goose is good for the gander. I come from the private sector and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one more question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does Mr. Duggan have information on the number of people who had free bus travel bus passes in 2010 and the number now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How much extra funding was given to cover the numbers of people travelling?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: My last question is on records. Do private and public operators have a gadget to print out accurately the number of people carried rather have than surveys, which are not accurate?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (23 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale in not considering past experience or qualifications in the recruitment of prison officers until stage three of the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9285/17]