Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 1554: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made by his Department in respect of changes to the school contract budgets and with regard to promised revised contracts after the removal of the fuel rebate system on 1 November 2008; the provisions which have been put in place if school transport operators are unable to continue functioning; if a better contract was given to bus operators to compensate for this rebate system ending in 2008; if a better one is planned for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1683/09]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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I announced in the budget that the allocation for school transport in 2009 allows for a compensatory allowance to be paid to private operators on contract to Bus Éireann, under the school transport scheme. Bus Éireann requested these private operators to provide specific documentation relating to previous fuel rebate claims submitted to the Revenue Commissioners by Friday 19th December. Bus Éireann is currently compiling the considerable volume of detailed information submitted and this is awaited by the Department. When this documentation is received from Bus Éireann, this matter can then be further considered.