Results 901-920 of 4,350 for speaker:Bobby Aylward
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Just on the Comptroller and Auditor General, 80%-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: I have to stop cutting across Mr. Kent because my time is nearly up.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: The only comment-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Parents are tearing their hair out as they try to get their children to school. The surplus that is handed back should be utilised to look after parents who are in need of transport. In 2015, the level of spare capacity was 18%. Almost 20% of capacity was available in 2015. What was the situation in 2017? What is the situation in 2018? Given that we have the situation that we have, it...
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Some parents in Kilkenny have conducted a survey on the matter of seat utilisation. The hoarding of seats is a big issue in rural Ireland, where I come from. I am talking about seats in respect of which tickets have been allocated. I have received answers on this from Bus Éireann on several occasions. Seats are being allocated but are not being used; they are being hoarded. The...
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: No, I want an answer to that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: I know I am going to be told that the seats are allocated as they first become available. That is not the answer I want.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: I want to hear that the seats are going to be utilised. That is what I want.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: I am not talking about over-allocation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: I am talking about usage.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: I have mentioned a bus on which ten or 11 seats-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: We have to swipe in when we come in here every day. Modern technology should allow this to be done simply on a bus. I press a button every day to show I am here. Modern technology and computers-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Yes, we appreciate that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Will I get back in again?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: That is what I asked.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: What about the south east?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: The price they pay for being late is not getting a place on the bus.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: I compliment the Department on its provision for special needs. It is a fantastic service. I am aware of it from a person in my family. The Department is rolling out a great service. We must have been hardier in my day because I used to be on a bus for an hour and a half to two and a half hours. We were hardier in the 1970s than nowadays. I did not know there were restrictions on...
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: That could be one solution.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport (13 Dec 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Do the witnesses from Bus Éireann have any comment to make?