Department of the Environment says school transport scheme is eligible for such funding via IrishTimesBiz
In response the department said it did not accept the assertions made in the letter and that Ireland was “fully complaint” with its requirements. It said funding the school transport scheme was an eligible category for expenditure, and that it provided critical transport for almost 120,000 students, including 16,000 with special education needs.
A letter said: “Our concern is that these buses were operating unnecessarily leading to emission growth. Again we call on you as Minister to provide transparency on the actual emission reduction benefits from the use of these [emissions trading] revenues and clarity on how this is calculated.” In other correspondence to the department the airline said Ireland was being unduly punished under the terms of the Emission Trading Scheme because it was an island on the periphery of Europe. It said unlike most EU countries Irish people had few alternatives to airline travel such as rail or road transport, while long-haul airline carriers, despite being responsible for far greater emissions, were exempt from the taxes.
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