Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for the PSO in each of the years 2011 to 2017; the allocation for 2018; and the planned allocation for 2019, in tabular form. [23382/18]

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of increasing the Exchequer subvention to CIÉ by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively. [23383/18]

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the PSO in each of the years 2011 to 2017 into each of its CIÉ recipients, Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann and Bus Éireann; the allocation for 2018; and the planned allocation for 2019. [23384/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 532 to 534, inclusive, together.

Since 2010 my Department no longer pays subvention for public transport services paid directly to operators.

The award of Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding falls under the independent statutory remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA). The allocations to the companies are decided by the NTA in exercise of its statutory mandate and in accordance with the various contract arrangements that it has in place with PSO service providers.  I have therefore referred the Deputy’s questions to the NTA for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive replies within ten working days .

As the Deputy is aware, in Budget 2018 I secured an 8% increase in the overall Exchequer funding available for Public Service Obligation and I can confirm that €284,967 million is available to the National Transport Authority in 2018. 

The Deputy has asked about the planned PSO allocation for 2019.  The allocation for PSO public transport services is subject to the annual Budgetary process and therefore the 2019 allocation is yet to be determined in the context of the Estimates process.