Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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214. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a 100% grant was not provided for the provision of the school bus link from Cleggan to Galway, given the principle of providing equality of access to education to persons in peripheral areas and islands; the saving involved in looking for a local contribution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34951/15]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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215. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason funding is no longer being provided to the minibus service that used to link the early sailing from Inishbofin to Cleggan, to Clifden, County Galway on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays to enable persons to do business there or link with the bus service to Galway; the method of travel she expects persons from the island who do not have cars on the mainland to use to get to Clifden in the absence of this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34952/15]

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together.

As with all other road transport services subsidised by my Department, a maximum fare has been stipulated for the Cleggan to Galway school bus service. The maximum fare is not considered to be unduly onerous given that the service involves a twice-weekly round trip of some 180 km.

In relation to the early morning minibus service from Cleggan to Clifden, to which the Deputy refers, my Department understands that this service was being provided at the discretion of the ferry service operator. It was not funded by my Department.