With your permission, a Cheann Chomhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 57 together.
As I have already announced, the new State-financed transport scheme to post-primary schools will be administered by Córas Iompair Éireann. The type of transport to be employed in each area will be determined by factors such as the nature of the routes and the number of children eligible for transport; the vehicles may range from hackney cars to large buses.
CIE will use their own vehicles as far as possible, but, where necessary, they will enter into contracts with operators of private transport. In the case of services already established by private enterprise, the company will negotiate with the operators with a view to integrating these services in the new scheme.