John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department paid FGS an additional €8,400 in 2011 for the school transport scheme report, in terms of the services and-or advice required by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12335/14]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The report referred to by the Deputy reviewed the overhead costs and indirect costs associated with the administration of the school transport scheme. 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. Given this fact, the Company was further engaged to advise on necessary redactions, and, to provide initial advice on possible updated accounting arrangements.