Varadkar calls for investigation into Bus Éireann corruption claims

Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has called for a full report from Bus Éireann following allegations of corruption at the company.

It follows a report in the Irish Mail On Sunday, which claims a secret tape recording of a meeting between a whistleblower and a Bus Éireann official which casts serious doubt on an internal inquiry at Bus Éireann.

The inquiry concerned an alleged kickbacks for school contracts racket.

Minister Varadkar, and junior ministers Alan Kelly and Ciaran Cannon, said corruption is a criminal offence and they treat any such allegations extremely seriously.

The Ministers have called on the former contractor to immediately report this matter to the Gardaí and to furnish any evidence in his possession to the authorities.

The Ministers also say that all individuals are entitled to have their good name protected and must be considered innocent until proven otherwise.