Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

Children with special needs who travel to schools by taxi are a particularly vulnerable group. Will the taxi drivers concerned be vetted in September? My second question may be more appropriate to the Minister for Education and Science. A large number of children — usually young teenagers — from other European countries come to Ireland to learn English during the summer. Is there any obligation on English language schools to check out the families with whom these young people stay? I would have thought they are another vulnerable group. The Minister of State may not know the answer but the matter needs to be examined. Obviously, in that case, the obligation would be on the schools because they are private institutions.

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