Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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836. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual subvention paid to CIE since 2007; how that was divided between Irish Rail, Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24054/16]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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844. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public service obligation subvention to each of the CIE companies for each year from 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; the estimates of the level of subvention given to each company per passenger carried; and the number of routes that are covered by the PSO subvention. [24219/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​I propose to answer Questions Nos. 836 and 844 together.

Since 2010 there is no subvention paid directly by my Department for public transport services.  The award of Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts falls under the independent statutory remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA), which has direct responsibility for this area along with the routes covered and therefore I have referred the Deputies' questions to the NTA for direct reply.  The total Public Service Obligation (PSO) subvention provided to CIÉ by this Department in the years 2007 to 2009 is as follows:

Schedule of Exchequer Subvention to CIÉ: 2007 to 2009