Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-09-15
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Seán Canney (IND), Galway East

The school bus service is in disarray at present due to a decision that was well-intentioned but has had unintended consequences. It has left many parents without the transport for their children to go to school that they had in previous years. Yesterday evening I received a call from the principal of a school with an ASD unit where transport for pupils has been approved but is not now available. Four children will be withdrawn from that school. It is a rural school that has an ASD unit. The service will fall if a bus is not provided. The escort on the bus has been interviewed. A contract has been signed. Everything is in place but we do not have a bus to bring the children to school.

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Sitting date: 2022-09-15