Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the current tendering process for school bus contracts in County Cork; if there is open and transparent competition; the companies and or individuals that have lost and won contracts in County Cork in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16254/14]

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 procurement of contractors to provide transport services under the School Transport Scheme.

I am satisfied with the current tendering process given that Bus Éireann is obliged to tender all works, goods and services in line with the European Directives on public procurement.

Since 2011, the names of those individuals and companies who were successful in obtaining contracts under this process are published on the e-Tenders website. It is not Bus Éireann policy to publish the identity of unsuccessful tenderers.