Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2007
795 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the provision of transport for children (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that it results in them having a ten hour day for school including their commute. [15029/07]
View answer918 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason children (details supplied) are being collected first in the morning and brought home last in the evening. [15024/07]
View answer919 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether there is a health and safety issue in relation to it taking ten hours for children to attend school due to their school transport provision (details supplied). [15025/07]
View answer920 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will urgently review the school transport provision to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [15026/07]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 795 and 918 to 920, inclusive, together.
The Deputy will be aware that the school transport service provided for the pupils referred to, in the details supplied, is within my Department's guidelines for the school transport scheme. Bus Éireann operates the school transport service on behalf of my Department. Routes are planned in such a way as to ensure that, as far as possible, eligible pupils have a reasonable level of service, while at the same time, ensuring that school transport vehicles are fully utilised in an efficient and cost effective manner. The parents of the pupils referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, should liaise, in the first instance, with the Transport Liaison Officer for County Mayo if they have specific concerns regarding safety in the operation of this service.
796 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science if transport to a school in County Kildare remains available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15207/07]
View answerMy Department has been informed by the school referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy that the pupil in question continues to avail of a transport service to and from school.
