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Ifølge Irland er finansiering af kurser i handicapforståelse ikke statsstøtte som omhandlet i traktatens artikel 107, stk. 1.
The programme provided appropriate training to enable staff to cater for people who have mobility and sensory impairments.
Desuden eller subsidiært henhører støtten til disse kurser ifølge de irske myndigheder under den undtagelse, der er fastsat i traktatens artikel 107, stk. 2, litra a), eftersom den er af social karakter, i sidste ende kommer individuelle handicappede forbrugere til gode og ydes uden forskelsbehandling med hensyn til varernes oprindelse, eftersom støtten er tilgængelig for alle operatører på lige vilkår.
The programme fully complied with Irish Government guidelines, Union procurement regulations and CIÉ procurement policies, and was subject to monitoring by the relevant government department.
Endelig eller subsidiært henhører støtten til kurser i handicapforståelse under den undtagelse, der er fastsat i traktatens artikel 107, stk. 3, litra c).
Ireland further points out that since 2006, financing of disability awareness training has been available to private operators on the same terms as those provided to Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann.
Støttens forenelighed i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007
According to Ireland, the financing of disability awareness training is not State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Da forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007 trådte i kraft den 3. december 2009, opfordrede Kommissionen Irland til at fremsætte bemærkninger om de pågældende foranstaltningers forenelighed med det indre marked i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007.
It does not distort or threaten to distort competition.
Irland kom i svaret ikke med tilføjelser til sine tidligere svar vedrørende foreneligheden med forordning (EØF) nr. 1191/69 og (EØF) nr. 1107/70, der nu er ophævet, men oplyste, at der var taget skridt til at overholde forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007, bl.a. ved indgåelse af kontrakter om offentlig trafikbetjening og oprettelse af en ny transportmyndighed.
Nor does it affect trade between Member States.
Irland har forklaret, at »skoletransportordningen ligger uden for Kommissionens mandat, der omfatter de påståede ændringer af aftalememorandaene og de nationale udviklingsplaner«.
Furthermore, or in the alternative, according to the Irish authorities the financing of such training falls within the exception provided for in Article 107(2)(a) of the Treaty, since it has a social character, individual consumers with disabilities are the ultimate beneficiaries of the measure, and it is granted without discrimination related to the origin of the products concerned as the financing is available to all operators on equal terms.
Bus Éireann varetager skoletransportordningen på vegne af ministeriet for uddannelse og kvalifikationer.
Finally, or in the alternative, the financing of disability awareness training falls within the exception provided for in Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty.
Irland mener derfor ikke, at skoletransportordningen er underlagt statsstøttekontrol, eller at den udgør en offentlig serviceforpligtelse.
Compatibility of the aid on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Irland fremlagde dog alligevel de yderligere oplysninger om skoletransportordningen, som der blev bedt om i indledningsafgørelsen.
As Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 entered into force on 3 December 2009, the Commission requested Ireland to provide its observations on the compatibility of the measures in question with the internal market on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
DE INTERESSEREDE PARTERS BEMÆRKNINGER
In its reply, Ireland did not add anything to its earlier responses which covered compatibility with the repealed Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70, but stated that steps had been taken to comply with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, including the signing of public service contracts and the creation of a new transport authority.
Klageren (Coach Tourism and Transport Council)
Ireland states that ‘the School Transport Scheme is outside the Commission's terms of reference, namely the alleged alterations of the Memoranda of Understanding and the National Development Plans’.
Klageren har anført, at Irland har bevilget store beløb i ulovlig statsstøtte og stadig gør det.
Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills.
Støtten ydes ikke på lige og ikke-diskriminerende vilkår og fordrejer tydeligvis konkurrencen i det indre marked.
According to Ireland, the School Transport Scheme is therefore not subject to State aid control, nor does it constitute a PSO.
Foranstaltningerne strider mod traktatens artikel 107, 108 og 109 foruden en række andre EU-retlige bestemmelser (heriblandt traktatens artikel 102 og 106).
Nevertheless, Ireland supplied further details on the School Transport Scheme requested in the Opening Decision.
Den ulovlige statsstøtte er både til skade for konkurrencen og for forbrugerne.
OBSERVATIONS OF INTERESTED PARTIES
Den pågældende støtte udbetales af Irland til selskaber, der ejes fuldt ud af den irske regering og kontrolleres af denne, men som tydeligvis konkurrerer med private operatører om faktiske og potentielle ruter.
The complainant (Coach Tourism and Transport Council)
Infrastrukturen, der er etableret med statsstøtte, bør være tilgængelig for alle uden forskelsbehandling.
According to the complainant, Ireland has granted, and continues to grant substantial sums of illegal State aid.
Der bør ikke indrømmes eneret, når busstationer, stoppesteder og læskure ligger på ruter, som private operatører også betjener eller ønsker at betjene.
The aid is not provided on an equal and non-discriminatory basis and it clearly distorts competition in the internal market.
Irland har gjort gældende, at CIÉ's billettakster reguleres af staten, hvilket antyder, at trafikbetjeningen har et socialt aspekt.
The measures are in breach of Articles 107, 108 and 109 of the Treaty, but also in breach of various other provisions of Union law (including Articles 102 and 106 of the Treaty).
Reguleringen af billettakster har ingen betydning for, om en virksomhed er pålagt en offentlig serviceforpligtelse.
The illegal State aid is damaging to both competition and the consumer interest.
Ifølge klageren må finansieringen af både Dublin Bus' og Bus Éireanns flåde betragtes som ulovlig statsstøtte, fordi:
The aid in question is paid by Ireland to companies which are wholly-owned and controlled by the Irish Government, but which are clearly competing with private operators on actual and potential routes.
nogle af de ruter, der er klassificeret som offentlige trafikbetjening, faktisk ikke burde have været det, og
The infrastructure which has been funded by State aid should be open on a non-discriminatory basis to everyone.
når der anvendes nye busser på lovlige ruter til offentlig trafikbetjening, frigør det andre busser (der er købt med statsstøtte), som herefter indsættes på ruter, hvor de skal konkurrere med private operatører, til skade for konkurrencen, fordi de nu konkurrerer med private operatører, men har en urimelig fordel.
Exclusivity cannot be justified where stations, bus stops and bus shelters are situated on routes where private operators also compete or want to compete.
Den manglende præcisering af, hvordan den offentlige kompensation til Dublin Bus og Bus Éireann beregnes, bevirker, at betingelserne i Altmark-dommen ikke er opfyldt, og at der er ydet overkompensation.
Ireland has argued that because the fares charged by CIÉ are regulated then this somehow demonstrates a social element in the provision of services.
De tilskud til offentlige serviceforpligtelser, der er udbetalt siden 2003, udgør ny støtte i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999.
Regulation of fares does not determine the issue of whether an undertaking is entrusted with the operation of a PSO.
Der er kun i begrænset omfang indført fri konkurrence.
According to the complainant, the funding of the fleet of both Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann constitutes unlawful State aid because:
Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus og de relevante fagforeninger har modsat sig alle liberaliseringstiltag.
not all the routes classified as PSOs should properly be designated as such, and
Liberaliseringsprocessen er også blevet hindret af kravet om, at private operatører skal søge om tilladelse til at drive buskørsel, hvorimod CIÉ's selskaber er undtaget fra tilladelsesordningen og blot skal underrette transportministeriet om påtænkte nye tjenester eller påtænkte ændringer af eksisterende tjenester.
even where new buses operate on legitimate PSO routes, this frees up other buses (the purchase of which has been subsidised) which are then moved onto routes where private operators compete to the detriment of competition because they are now competing, with this unfair advantage, against private operators.
Kontrakten vedrørende skolebuskørsel er altid blevet tildelt uden afholdelse af udbud.
The lack of specificity in relation to the calculation of the public compensation paid to both Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann means that the Altmark conditions are not met and there is overcompensation.
Bus Éireann er i øvrigt ikke i stand til at opfylde kontrakten, men nødt til at udlicitere arbejdet til den private sektor.
The payments for the PSOs since 2003 constitute new aid within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Som svar på Kommissionens brev af 30. marts 2010 vedrørende støttens forenelighed i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007 sendte klageren endelig en række bemærkninger, som ikke vedrørte det specifikke spørgsmål om, hvorvidt de tidligere foranstaltninger var forenelige med denne forordning.
Competition has only been introduced to a limited extent.
Den 22. juli 2008 sendte klageren yderligere bemærkninger om selskabet Mortons, der er et af dennes medlemmer.
All liberalisation measures have been opposed by Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus and their unions.
Disse bemærkninger blev ikke taget i betragtning, eftersom de blev modtaget efter den 15. oktober 2007, som var den frist, der var fastsat i indledningsafgørelsen.
The liberalisation process has been further limited by the fact that while private operators are obliged to apply for licences to operate services, CIÉ companies are exempt from the licensing system and are merely required to notify the Department of Transport of proposed new services or proposed changes to existing services.
Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus og CIÉ
The contract to operate school transport services has always been awarded without any tender process.
De påståede modtagere af de pågældende støtteforanstaltninger, Bus Éireann og Dublin Bus, fremsatte fælles bemærkninger vedrørende de retlige spørgsmål, der blev behandlet i Irlands bemærkninger (se afsnit 6).
Moreover, Bus Éireann is unable to fulfil the contract as it has to subcontract the work to the private sector.
Bus Éireanns og Dublin Bus' bemærkninger blev modtaget ved brev af 21. april 2008 og blev ikke taget i betragtning som sådan, eftersom de blev modtaget efter fristens udløb den 15. oktober 2007.
Finally, in response to the Commission's letter of 30 March 2010 concerning the compatibility of the aid on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 the complainant supplied comments which did not address the specific issue of the compatibility of the measures previously in place with that regulation.
Den 19. april 2010 svarede CIÉ på Kommissionens brev af 30. marts 2010 om støttens forenelighed i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007.
On 22 July 2008, the complainant supplied further comments with regard to Mortons, one of its member companies.
CIÉ påstod, at alle foranstaltningerne var i fuld overensstemmelse med denne forordning, at der hverken var ydet overkompensation eller ulovlig støtte, og at alle kompensationer for offentlig trafikbetjening var begrænset til det strengt nødvendige for at dække omkostningerne ved at opfylde de offentlige serviceforpligtelser.
Those comments were not taken into account since they were received after the deadline of 15 October 2007 laid down by the Opening Decision.
Andre busselskaber
Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and CIÉ
Aircoach mener, at de irske myndigheders betalinger til Bus Éireann og Dublin Bus i form af tilskud inden for rammerne af den nationale udviklingsplan og årlige driftstilskud bør betragtes som statsstøtte og underkastes betingelserne i forordning (EØF) nr. 1191/69.
The alleged beneficiaries of the aid measures in question, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus, jointly submitted comments to compliment the legal issues that were dealt with by the comments of Ireland (see Section 6).
Aircoach er bekymret over den påståede ulovlige statsstøtte for så vidt angår:
The comments of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus were received by letter dated 21 April 2008 and as such were not taken into account, since they were received after the deadline of 15 October 2007.
støtte til ejendomsudvikling
On 19 April 2010, CIÉ replied to the Commission's letter of 30 March 2010 concerning the compatibility of the aid on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and claimed that all measures were fully compatible with that regulation, that neither overcompensation nor incompatible aid had been awarded, and that all public service compensation was limited to what was strictly necessary to cover costs incurred in meeting PSOs.
støtte til flådefornyelse
Other bus companies
støtte til personaleuddannelse
According to Aircoach, the payments made by the Irish authorities to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus in the form of grants under the National Development Plan and annual operating grants should be considered to constitute State aid and should be subject to the conditions laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69.
kompensationer.
Aircoach is concerned with respect to the alleged illegal State aid, in the areas of:
Aircoach har anført, at den statsstøtte, der er nævnt i ovenstående betragtning, fører til fordrejning af markedet for levering af buskørsel i Irland, fordi den giver Bus Éireann og Dublin Bus en uretmæssig kommerciel fordel.
assisted development of property;
Dette har sammen med det irske busmarkeds lukkede karakter i høj grad begrænset andre busselskabers muligheder for at tilbyde offentligheden alternative tjenester, med det resultat at offentligheden ikke har nogen valgfrihed.
assisted fleet renewal;
Aircoach mener, at de statsmidler, der er tildelt Bus Éireann og Dublin Bus, kunne udnyttes bedre, hvis de blev stillet til rådighed for alle operatører af busdrift i Irland, og hvis alle operatører fik adgang til offentlige faciliteter (busstationer, omstigningssteder og stoppesteder) som første trin i en mere generel åbning af markedet.
provision of subsidised staff training;
Den 23. april 2010 svarede Aircoach på Kommissionens brev af 30. marts 2010 om støttens forenelighed i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007, men selskabet tog ikke specifikt stilling til foranstaltningernes forenelighed i henhold til denne forordning.
compensation payments.
Citylink mener, at der er problemer med de konkurrencebaserede kommercielle ruter i Irland.
Aircoach states that the State funding mentioned in the previous recital has the effect of distorting the market for the provision of bus and coach services in Ireland by conferring upon Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus an unfair commercial advantage.
Citylink har forklaret, at Bus Éireann — når det går ind på det konkurrencebaserede kommercielle marked — anvender den støtte, som det modtager, til at holde billettaksterne på et niveau, hvor ikke-subsidierede private operatører ikke er i stand til at konkurrere.
In combination with the closed nature of most of the Irish bus and coach market, this has had the effect of severely restricting the ability of other bus and coach operators to offer the public alternative services, thereby depriving the public of freedom of choice.
Citylink har fremsat følgende forslag for at sikre rimelige, passende, pålidelige, sikre og overkommelige priser for alle buspassagerer i Irland:
Aircoach considers the State funding granted to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus could be more beneficial if such funding was made available to all operators of bus and coach services in Ireland and if access to public facilities (bus stations, interchanges and stops) was opened up as a precursor to a more general opening up of the market.
at der for alle kommercielle/konkurrencebaserede ruter fastsættes takster, som sikrer alle operatører et rimeligt afkast af deres investeringer
On 23 April 2010, Aircoach replied to the Commission's letter of 30 March 2010 concerning the compatibility of the aid on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, but did not specifically address the issue of the compatibility of the measures on the basis of that regulation.
at alle operatører får mulighed for at deltage i forbindelse med tildeling af nye ruter eller fornyet tildeling af eksisterende ruter
According to Citylink, there are problems with the competitive commercial routes in Ireland.
at der træffes aftale om den tidsmæssige planlægning af alle tjenester
Citylink states that when Bus Éireann enters the competitive commercial market, the subsidy it receives is used to supplement fares to a level where non-subsidised private operators are unable to compete.
at busterminaler deles
Citylink make the following suggestions to ensure courteous, suitable, dependable, safe and affordable rates for all bus passengers in Ireland:
Fagforeninger
allocation of new routes or reallocation of existing routes should be open to all operators;
National Bus and Rail Union, som er en fagforening, der varetager interesserne for transportarbejdere i Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus og Irish Rail, mener, at de spørgsmål, som klageren har rejst, anvendes som en afledningsmanøvre for at opnå en fordel og slet ikke sigter mod at forbedre busdriften for den brede offentlighed.
timing of all services should be agreed;
Et opsplittet og privatiseret offentligt transportsystem vil være dyrere og mindre effektivt.
coach terminals should be shared;
Konkurrence om markedsandele for rentable ruter kan være til gavn for aktionærerne, men er ikke altid i forbrugernes interesse.
all operators and their staff should be given a day of revision and update on the courtesy and affability of customer care.
Den offentlige interesse bør sættes i højsædet, når der udstedes tilladelser til busselskaber.
Trade Unions
Efter SIPTU's opfattelse udgør skoletransportordningen ikke statsstøtte til Bus Éireann, og der er heller ikke tale om udlicitering af en offentlig tjeneste, da Bus Éireann ikke opnår nogen økonomisk gevinst heraf.
The National Bus and Rail Union, a trade union representing the interests of transport workers of Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Irish Rail, is of the opinion that the issues raised by the complainant are being used as a diversionary tactic to gain an advantage and have little to do with providing better bus services to the general public.
SIPTU mener, at disse memoranda overholder bestemmelserne i forordning (EØF) nr. 1191/69, og at det ikke bør antages, at den offentlige trafikbetjening er erstattet af memorandaene, som det fejlagtigt var anført i den irske konkurrencemyndigheds foreløbige rapport.
Competition for market share on profitable routes for the benefit of shareholders is not always in the customers' interest.
Ifølge TSSA er der ikke grundlag for påstanden om, at Dublin Bus og Bus Éireann modtog ulovlig statsstøtte, i betragtning af at disse selskaber i årtier har manglet investeringer og tilstrækkelige midler til at varetage en samfundsnødvendig, men stærkt underskudsgivende busdrift.
Public interest must be the main criteria when licensing bus transport operators.
CIÉ blev stiftet for at varetage et netværk af sikre, pålidelige, levedygtige og sociale tjenester, herunder underskudsgivende sociale tjenester, og varetager stadig disse tjenester.
SIPTU (Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union)
CIÉ forventes både at være et kommercielt organ og et socialpolitisk instrument, hvilket er en umulig opgave.
According to SIPTU, the School Transport Scheme does not constitute State aid to Bus Éireann nor does it constitute a contracting out of a public service owing to the absence of financial gain by Bus Éireann from this process.
Dublin Bus og Bus Éireann fortsætter med at opfylde deres offentlige serviceforpligtelser ved at foretage kvantitative og kvalitative forbedringer af tjenesteudbuddet og -kvaliteten for de rejsende via deres integrerede netværk af tjenester, der leveres i overensstemmelse med regeringens målsætninger.
CIÉ is governed by the terms of Transport Act, 1958.
Den akademiske verden
CIÉ fulfils the three functions of the PSO listed in the Transport Act, 1958.
Prof. Smyth mener, at det vil have utilsigtede og negative konsekvenser for de irske forbrugere og/eller skatteydere, hvis Kommissionen udelukkende baserer sin afgørelse på lovbestemmelser.
The Memoranda of Understanding are not legally binding and thus cannot be said to form contracts.
Prof. Smyth mener, at problemet med det irske bussystem er, at tilladelsesordningen ikke er blevet anvendt konsekvent eller på en måde, der understøtter de målsætninger, som er fastsat for CIÉ.
The Memoranda comply, in SIPTU's opinion, with the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 and should not form the basis of an assumption that the PSO has been replaced by the Memoranda, as was incorrectly stated in the draft report by the Competition Authority of Ireland.
Prof. Smyth beskriver fordelene ved forskellige modeller for bussektoren og fremsætter en række forslag til forbedring af den eksisterende model i Irland, herunder:
According to the TSSA, the claim that Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann received unlawful State aid is without basis when you consider that those companies have been deprived of investment and adequate funds for decades for operating socially necessary but heavily loss-making bus services.
større gennemsigtighed ved tildeling og anvendelse af tilskud
It should be borne in mind that at the time that CIÉ was formed, Ireland was a new republic and thus private transport companies could not provide an organised network of services to meet the needs of the population.
styrkelse af det irske transportministeriums økonomiske grundlag
CIÉ was set up to operate safe reliable, viable, social network services which included loss-making social services, and it continues to operate such services.
øget gennemsigtighed ved fordeling af omkostninger, indtægter og andre nettofordele mellem kommercielle og samfundsnødvendige ruter
CIÉ has been expected to be a commercial body and an instrument of social policy, which is an impossible dilemma.
fremme af private selskabers deltagelse
Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann continue to meet their PSOs by delivering quantitative and qualitative improvements to the range and quality of service on offer to the travelling public through their integrated networks of services which are delivered in line with government objectives.
iværksættelse af en række pilotprojekter vedrørende offentlig trafikbetjening for at vurdere omkostningerne og fordelene ved en mere formel tilgang.
Academics
Doktor Sean Barret, Trinity College, Dublin
Professor Austin Smyth, University of Westminster
Dr. Barret har påpeget, at irske økonomer i mange år har været betænkelige ved den mangelfulde regulering af den irske bussektor.
According to Prof. Smyth, any determination by the Commission based solely on legal provisions will lead to unintended and adverse consequences for the Irish consumer and/or taxpayer.
Buspolitikken er utilfredsstillende, og der gøres intet for at skabe størst mulig effektivitet i forhold til både de kommercielle aspekter af busdriften og aspekter ved den offentlige service.
Prof. Smyth believes that the problem with the bus system in Ireland is that the licensing system has not been applied on a consistent basis or in a manner that serves to underpin the objectives which CIÉ has been set.
Dr. Barret har anført, at busmarkedet er kendetegnet ved det nære forhold mellem transportministeriet og CIÉ.
Under the current licensing arrangements Ireland is experiencing withdrawal of socially necessary services and the progressive collapse of the country's public transport network.