There have been 84 claims for damage to government property made by the Department of Infrastructure since 2015.

Of those 84 claims, 67 of them are for damage done to the island’s buses.

The figures were revealed by DoI Minister Ray Harmer in a written answer to Tim Crookall MLC in the April sitting of Tynwald.

The type of damage, cost or the cause is not detailed in the minister’s reply.

However, it does show that the highest number of damages claims were made in 2017 when 26 claims were made.

In 2015, 11 claims were made for bus damages, 2016 saw 10, 2018 had 18 and so far there have been two this year.

Damages to rail infrastructure and various damages to traffic signs are the next most claimed on with six each, as with the buses, 2017 was the worst year with three claims made on railway damage.

Further damages that have been claimed on have included one for a bus shelter, one for traffic control signals, a card reader for bollards, one for an electrical supply cabinet and one for damage to a government building.

In total there were 13 claims in 2015, 14 in 2016, 31 in 2017, 24 in 2018 while the two bus damages claims are the only ones made so far this year by the DoI.