Bus operators to challenge school transport management [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 28 October 2011
The way in which the government manages provisions for school transport in Ireland is to be challenged by an association of bus operators.
A formal complaint has been filed with the EU by the Coach Tourism and Transport Council (CTTC) alleging the Department of Education's contract with Bus Eireann breaks European law.
It is asking the EU to examine whether rules surrounding state aid are being breached, as it claims profits from the school transport operations are being sent to the company's commercial Expressway division.
Chief executive of the CTTC Gerry Mullins said: "The decision to complain to Europe is one we have taken reluctantly. We have urged Minister for School Transport Ciaran Cannon to bring transparency to the scheme's finances, but he has failed to do so."
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