BUS DRIVER TRAINING

450 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (24 February 2009).

1. How much State Government financial assistance for training is provided per bus driver?

2. How much State Government financial assistance for training is provided to Transitplus per bus driver?

The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy): I am advised as follows:

DTEI make contract payments to the three bus contractors to provide the specified bus services. Whilst some of this funding is obviously used to fund each contractor's training programs, there is no component of it specifically identified as a State Government contribution to the training of drivers.