School Transport
Dail Éireann — 2024-02-01
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Joe O'Brien (GP), Dublin Fingal

I hope the situation for those young people in Pallaskenry will be resolved soon. It is clear the Department is engaging with them.
I agree on the need for an integrated system and with the point the Deputy made about school buses doing their drop and then doing a return journey without passengers. That is certainly not efficient, in a variety of ways. Other Departments are also affected, including mine, the Department of Rural and Community Development, given we fund transport services through our community services programme. There are bits and pieces all over. "Integration" is the key word in respect of efficiency for not just the economic side, the climate and the environmental impact but also to provide a good service for people. I certainly agree with the Deputy's points about the integration of services.

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Sitting date: 2024-02-01