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CIE deficit breakdown

Summary

Deasy requested the deficit by CIE service for 1978; the Minister said suburban rail lacked separate audited figures, with Howth–Bray estimated at £2.969 million.

asked the Minister for Transport if he will give a break-down under the following headings of the CIE deficit for the last year for which figures are available: (i) Dublin city buses, (ii) provincial bus services, (iii) coach tours, (iv) road freight, (v) main-line rail services, (vi) Dublin suburban rail services, and (vii) rail freight.

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The information requested is as follows and refers to the year ended 31 December 1978, which is the latest year for which audited figures are available:—

No separate audited figures are available in respect of the Dublin suburban rail services, but I am informed by CIE that the estimated deficit on the Howth-Bray services for 1978 was £2.969 million.

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