Brian Walsh (Galway West, Independent)
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235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the FGS report on school transport will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39329/13]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The Farrell Grants Sparks, FGS, report entitled "Review of the overhead costs and indirect costs for the administration of the school transport scheme" was completed in October 2009. In completing its work on this report, FGS entered into a signed confidentiality agreement with Bus Éireann having regard to the fact that certain of the information made available to FGS by Bus Éireann was deemed to be commercially sensitive. This issue is at present encompassed by an appeal to the Office of the Information Commissioner.

Brian Walsh (Galway West, Independent)
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236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money that was rebated to his Department at the end of school years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 from the administration charges levied by Bus Éireann at the start of those years. [39330/13]

Brian Walsh (Galway West, Independent)
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237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the Bus Éireann profit and loss accounts for school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39331/13]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 237 together.

As I advised the Deputy on 16th July, Bus Éireann, which operates school transport services on behalf of my Department, maintains a separate account for the School Transport Scheme. This account is audited each year by independent auditors and accounts in respect of the last number of years are available on my Department's website. The money rebated for the financial years referred to is nil, €0.5m, €0.351m, €0.294m, €1.771m and €3.607m.