Vol. 557 No. 4
223 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Science if the report on the safety of school buses being prepared by his Department, the Department of Environment and Local Government and Bus Éireann has been completed; if he will place this report in the Library; the steps he proposes to take on foot of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22295/02]
In line with the commitment, the Road to Safety, the Government Strategy for Road Safety, 1998-2002, a consultation paper that set out a wide range of options for enhancing school bus safety was published by the Department of the Environment and Local Government earlier this year. Following an extended consultation period a large number of responses were received. These are now being reviewed with a view to identifying a range of specific proposals for implementation.
