School Transport Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Questions (322)

Clare Daly

Question:

322. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus Éireann informed him of the reasons there was a protester outside the Waterford school transport office during summer 2013. [46451/13]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport schemes, on behalf of my Department, is responsible for the negotiation and awarding of school transport contracts to private operators. In April 2013, Bus Éireann advised my Department that a protest was mounted outside the Waterford School Transport Office by a school transport contractor who had recently lost contracts.