Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 16 January 2013, his views on whether the euro value of the contracts was wrongly withheld as such amounts should have been published in a contract award notice in accordance with the EU standard forms regulation on OJEU; and also should not be withheld in response to a parliamentary question; the implication for his Department of the failure to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3640/14]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, is responsible for the negotiation and awarding of school transport contracts to private operators.

Bus Éireann has advised my Department that it does not disclose tender pricing on the basis that such details constitute commercially sensitive information. Bus Éireann is satisfied that it is in compliance with relevant EU requirements.