Written answers
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Department of Transport
Public Transport
1:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 100: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of the Exchequer subvention towards the cost of transport services in each year 2000 to 2007 inclusive, distinguishing the subvention to Dublin Bus, DART, LUAS, other Dublin suburban rail, Irish Rail and to Bus Éireann, and indicating the passengers carried by each service in each year. [11187/08]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out below:
| Year | Bus Éireann | Dublin Bus | Iarnród Éireann | Luas | ||||
| Subvention | Pax Nos. | Subvention | Pax Nos. | Subvention | Pax Nos. | Subvention | Pax Nos. | |
| €m. | €m. | €m. | €m. | |||||
| 2000 | 15,757 | 84.3 | 41,189 | 134.2 | 133,236 | 31.72 | — | — |
| 2001 | 23,808 | 87.3 | 52,377 | 142.9 | 146,020 | 34.21 | — | — |
| 2002 | 21,766 | 89.3 | 56,063 | 146.6 | 155,483 | 35.4 | — | — |
| 2003 | 22,856 | 91.9 | 53,867 | 149.8 | 168,257 | 35.56 | — | — |
| 2004 | 23,998 | 90.1 | 61,810 | 149.8 | 171,421 | 34.55 | 3,842* | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 25,199 | 92.6 | 64,900 | 145.7 | 179,991 | 37.65 | Nil | 22.2 |
| 2006 | 26,459 | 90.0 | 69,845 | 146.3 | 188,716 | 43.4 | Nil | 25.8 |
| 2007 | 31,595 | 95.7 | 80,078 | 147.0 | 194,911 | 45.5 | Nil | 28.4 |
| *€557,545 of this Subvention was paid in 2005. |
A breakdown of the subvention across suburban, commuter and intercity rail services is not available to my Department.
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 101: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of the investment in bus priority measures in Dublin in each of the past five years; and the length of route with bus priority at the end of each year. [11188/08]
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