Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1695, 1696 and 1697 of 18 September 2013 regarding the school transport scheme, the reason for the statement that the scheme operates on a cost recovery basis and Bus Éireann does not make a profit in the scheme in any commercial sense; if he is implying that Bus Éireann makes non-commercial profits of some kind on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44896/13]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The arrangements under which the school transport scheme operates are set out in a document of 1975 which provides the basis for payment to Bus Éireann. Bus Éireann has confirmed that it does not make a profit from the school transport scheme.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost to Bus Éireann to operate the school transport scheme since 2005; the amount paid to it annually for the running of the scheme since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44897/13]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The school transport scheme is operated on a cost recovery basis under 1975 arrangements which set out the basis of payment to Bus Éireann. The following table shows total net amount charged to the Department by Bus Éireann for the operation of the scheme, as set out in Bus Éireann's audited accounts for the years 2005 to 2012.