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(2) (a) Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate was advised on 8 February 2017 by AVA Bus Manufacturing Pty Ltd that it would be unlikely to meet the delivery deadline of 28 February 2017.
(b) Following the correspondence between TCCS and AVA Bus Manufacturing, the Minister for Transport and City Services office was briefed regarding the developments on 16 February 2017.
(3) Responses to a Request for Proposal for an Alternate Energy Bus Trial were received on 13 April 2017. Final contract negotiations following the process are underway.
(4) Transport Canberra is willing to consider any proposals for alternative fuel buses that meet the criterion set out in the Statement of Requirement of the Request for Proposal. The Statement of Requirements set out a preference to trial electric and/or electric-hybrid buses.
(5) No external costs have been incurred to date in relation to the RFP issued 29 March 2017.
(6) The funding allocated in the 2016-17 Budget for the 12 month trial of up to three electric buses on regular on and off peak route services will be applied by the Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate to the forthcoming trial.
(7) It is not expected that additional funding will be required for the trial of alternative fuel buses.
Education Directorate—employee assistance program
(Question No 198)
Mr Coe asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, upon notice, on 12 May 2017:
(1) Can the Minister provide for each quarter of the financial years (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16 and (e) 2016-17 to date, the (i) total headcount of the Education Directorate and (ii) number of staff who accessed the employee assistance scheme.
(2) For each of the financial years in part (1), provide the total cost of the employee assistance scheme.
(3) For each of the financial years (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16 and (e) 2016-17 to date, what was the average number of personal leave days taken (based on full-time equivalent work days) and the personal leave absence percentage rate for staff of the Education Directorate.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Staff headcount and employee assistance scheme access per annum is as follows:
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