Written answers
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Bus Services
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to Bus Éireann for the PSO bus route in Cork city, by year, in tabular form for each of the past five years. [8053/24]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in conjunction with the relevant transport operators.
Since 2010, the award of Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding falls under the independent statutory remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA). The allocations to the transport operators for the provision of public transport services 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.
The matter raised by the Deputy is an issue for the NTA in conjunction with Bus Éireann. In light of this I have forwarded the Deputy's question on to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the last date a review was undertaken of the PSO process for bus routes. [8054/24]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in conjunction with the relevant transport operators.
In light of the NTA’s responsibility in this area, I have forwarded 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.
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