Written answers
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Social Welfare Benefits
10:00 am
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the fixed amount paid each month to the CIÉ Group for journeys made using the free travel pass in the years 2004 to 2008 inclusive in tabular format. [39712/09]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The amounts paid by the Department to the CIÉ group in respect of the Free Travel scheme from 2004 to 2008 are set out in the following table:
| Year | Month | Total (€) |
| 2004 | January | 3,999,487 |
| February | 3,855,895 | |
| March | 3,626,629 | |
| April | 4,061,266 | |
| May | 3,828,109 | |
| June | 3,817,953 | |
| July | 4,337,807 | |
| August | 3,737,090 | |
| September | 3,693,074 | |
| October | 3,921,266 | |
| November | 3,936,150 | |
| December | 3,808,838 | |
| Total: | 46,623,564 | |
| 2005 | January | 3,928,822 |
| February | 3,832,354 | |
| March | 3,904,692 | |
| April | 4,000,140 | |
| May | 3,943,477 | |
| June | 3,843,932 | |
| July | 4,084,754 | |
| August | 4,068,678 | |
| September | 4,551,906 | |
| October | 4,106,451 | |
| November | 4,058,336 | |
| December | 3,999,759 | |
| Total: | 48,323,301 | |
| Year | Month | Total (€) |
| 2006 | January | 4,386,564 |
| February | 3,970,177 | |
| March | 4,187,543 | |
| April | 4,170,518 | |
| May | 4,046,900 | |
| June | 4,016,637 | |
| July | 4,046,486 | |
| August | 4,254,906 | |
| September | 4,323,983 | |
| October | 4,316,485 | |
| November | 4,320,053 | |
| December | 4,483,564 | |
| Total: | 50,523,816 | |
| 2007 | January | 4,183,860 |
| February | 4,272,765 | |
| March | 4,295,121 | |
| April | 4,295,728 | |
| May | 4,293,459 | |
| June | 4,303,445 | |
| July | 4,727,826 | |
| August | 4,306,291 | |
| September | 4,285,349 | |
| October | 4,307,764 | |
| November | 4,660,330 | |
| December | 4,612,782 | |
| Total: | 52,544,720 | |
| 2008 | January | 4,912,329 |
| February | 4,419,096 | |
| March | 4,474,077 | |
| April | 4,625,044 | |
| May | 4,501,839 | |
| June | 5,393,426 | |
| July | 4,622,247 | |
| August | 4,683,150 | |
| September | 4,516,989 | |
| October | 4,526,374 | |
| November | 4,632,930 | |
| December | 5,046,743 | |
| Total: | 56,354,244 |
The Department pays CIE Group centrally in respect of transport services provided by the Group companies for pensioners and other groups eligible under the Free Travel scheme. The apportionment of payment between the three constituent companies, Bus Eireann, Bus Atha Cliath and Iarnród Eireann is a matter for the CIE Group to determine. Payments to CIE are adjusted to take account of fares increases, service levels and amendments to the numbers of customers eligible for the Free Travel scheme.
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