Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2007
736 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was not allowed to put a booster seat on a school bus for their eight year old child; and the reason the person was stopped putting the booster seat on the bus in view of the fact that his Department does not supply the necessary booster seat. [20227/07]
View answerThe Road Safety Authority has informed my Department that the law in relation to the use of safety restraint systems in buses reflects the requirements in relation to these vehicles as set down in EU Directives 91/671/EEC and 2003/20/EC relating to the compulsory use of safety belts and child restraint systems in motor vehicles. The Directives do not require the provision of child restaint systems for children travelling on buses fitted with safety belts. Under the European Communities (Compulsory Use of Safety Belts and Child Restraint Systems in Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 240 of 2006), occupants of buses who are 3 years of age or more must wear safety belts where they are fitted.
737 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science the reports that have been carried out and the investigations undertaken in respect of safety on school buses; the recommendations that were made; if she will provide a copy of those recommendations to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20228/07]
View answerIssues relating to the safety, roadworthiness and testing of vehicles, including school buses, are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport.
