Written answers

Thursday, 24 October 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Free Travel Scheme Data

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on the free travel scheme taking into account changes announced as part of budget 2020; the estimated cost of increasing expenditure by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44077/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The allocation for the Free Travel scheme in 2020 is €95m, as published in the 2020 Budget Estimates on Budget Day. 

The cost of increasing expenditure by 10% would be €9.5 million.

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