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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The levels now are at about 75% of those 2019 figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will Ms Hughes comment on the ability to survive beyond June 2022 in this context without the CBO DAC funding?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: And what would happen without that Covid-specific funding?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the Department of Transport aware of this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: If Ms Hughes was to express a view, how long would the funding be needed? I am assuming that Bus Éireann is looking at funding on a scale basis. Has the funding been scaled back up to the end of June or is it at the full rate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: So there is no PSO on Expressway routes now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that, but that is a specific Covid-related fund.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The question I am asking is about if the funding was not extended beyond the end of June. How much does Bus Éireann receive in CBO DAC funding, which I call Covid-related funding, at the moment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What element of that was Covid-related?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: In 2021, Bus Éireann received €94 million in total in Covid-related funding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: And pro rata, Bus Éireann will be receiving the same level of funding up to the end of June.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They are separate. I am asking whether the €94 million in funding will, pro rata, continue at the same level until June.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Ms Hughes believe Bus Éireann needs the same level of funding until the end of the year or is it funding that could be scaled back? If the funding is not forthcoming, what will be the implications for Bus Éireann's services?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has Bus Éireann already sought that funding from the Department and the NTA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Ms Hughes spoke about financial stability. How did Bus Éireann do last year in terms of its revenue? I assume it was loss-making.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What level of loss?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I asked Ms Hughes what was Bus Éireann's loss in 2021?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is for 2021.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Bus Éireann lost €7.5 million in 2020 and €2.5 million in 2021.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What would have been the loss in 2019?