Written answers

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Department of Education and Skills

School Transport Tendering

Photo of Tom FlemingTom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet a delegation from school bus contractors in County Kerry regarding the unfair competition in the tendering and procurement processes, which has resulted in a dramatic loss of contracts by these operators, has led to consequential job losses, and will be a major contributory factor to eventually putting many of these employers out of business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36677/15]

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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It is a matter for Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, to procure contractors to provide services for school transport purposes.

Bus Éireann is obliged to tender all works, goods and services in line with the European Directives on public procurement, which includes school transport services performed by contractors under the School Transport Scheme.

A meeting with Bus Éireann management can be arranged to clarify the procurement process.

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