Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 468: To ask the Minister for Transport the average subvention per journey for each DART passenger in the year 2004 and to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26217/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The total Exchequer payment for public service obligations to Iarnród Éireann in 2004 was €171.421 million, of which €1.06 million was in respect of DART interest payments. The total number of passenger journeys on Iarnród Éireann services was 34.6 million, of which 23.3 million were carried on the DART and Suburban lines. The Exchequer payment for each passenger carrying was, therefore, €4.92. It should be noted that passenger carryings were reduced in 2004, arising from line closures at weekends during the DART upgrade works.

Exchequer payments for public service obligations to Iarnród Éireann from January 2006 to July 2006 amounts to €104.853 million. Passenger carryings for the corresponding period are not yet available.