asked the Minister for Health if she will make a special subvention available to Dublin Schools for the deaf to enable escorts to be employed to accompany children from rural areas who travel by public transport services to such schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers - Dublin Schools for the Deaf.
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The Advisory Committee on Education of Hearing-Impaired Children is considering this question at present and its views in the matter are awaited.
The Department of Education already provides free transport for escorts travelling to and from schools with hearing-impaired children.