Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the un-redacted version of the FGS Report on School Transport Administrative Charges; if he will release all notes, documentation or correspondence his Department has retained in relation to what should and should not be redacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43442/13]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarification on the statement from the FGS report regarding administration charges paid to Bus Éireann, whereby the new and lower charges to be levied would be done on a rolling incremental basis with zero basing exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43443/13]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take questions 69 and 70 together.

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 report is being considered in the context of an FOI request.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the profit and loss accounts for the school transport scheme; if full accounts have been publicly available; if they have been previously available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43444/13]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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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.