Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

The Deputy is absolutely correct about the need for additional staffing and for Garda vetting where it is required. We are conscious of that and that is part of the discussions we are having with the management bodies, the unions and so on.

On school transport, the same applies as with schools, in that the Department will pay for the additional cost of any PPE. That is something important that we will make available to them. We are in discussions with Bus Éireann about how school transport will be organised. The arrangements for school transport have been set out in the interim health advice, which is quite positive as far as the capacity of the school transport system is concerned. At the same time, however, we have to ensure arrangements are put in place to support social distancing as best we can and to support groups of children from the same family to sit together and so on. Those are the sorts of issues we are working through with Bus Éireann at the moment. It is important to note, however, that Bus Éireann is in the process of arranging for the school transport system at the moment, including whatever tendering needs to be put in place and whatever engagement with students and their families about those who are eligible and those who will be able to access concessionary travel is necessary.