Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

I asked the question in the context of a fire on a privately hired bus in my constituency recently. I thank the Minister of State for clarifying the position. It is clear that the safety of such buses is the responsibility of another Department and perhaps I should direct my question to that Department as well. Does the Minister believe her Department should have a role even in advising schools in this regard because in certain circumstances schools are using private buses more frequently? We would hope the school transport system would be adequate but because of parental choice in some cases, schools are hiring private buses. Does she see her Department having any role in that regard?

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