Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity)
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77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the tendering of bus routes in County Waterford. [49426/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 it is a statutory function of the National Transport Authority (NTA) to determine the appropriate mix of directly awarded and competitively tendered Public Service Obligation (PSO) bus services.  Arising from this, it is the NTA's role to conduct the public procurement process relating to its decision to tender out of 10% of the PSO bus network, including the recent tendering of PSO sevices in Waterford.

I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.