Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Transport the number, location and destination of origin of, stage-carriage and rural bus services currently provided by Bus Éireann in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25389/06]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of city bus services and the routes serviced by Bus Éireann in Galway City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25390/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 178 together.

Bus Éireann has informed me that the company operates approximately 285 stage carriage departures in each direction per week to and from Galway city over approximately 14 routes to all the main towns in the county. They also operate a number of rural services on a regular basis as well as seasonal services. The company operates approximately 2,800 city service departures in each direction per week over 11 routes covering the entire city.

Full details are contained in the BusEireann timetable or from the website atwww.buseireann.ie.

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding which was allocated to rural transport schemes in County Galway in each of the past five years; the corresponding number of transport routes operated in this time; the average number of passengers facilitated by these routes; and the safety and standard guidelines set out by his Department in the operation of these transport routes. [25391/06]

Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Rural Transport Initiative (RTI) is a pilot scheme, under which funding is made available to thirty-four community-based organisations across the country, two of which are based in County Galway, to address the transport needs of their rural areas through the provision of local transport services.

Pobal administers the RTI on behalf of the Department of Transport and, together with the individual RTI groups, is responsible for all the operational aspects of the initiative, including the services to be provided. However, I have asked Pobal to forward the information requested to the Deputy.