Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

I am glad the Minister has indicated he is not happy with the current system and that it is not sufficiently integrated. Does the Minister have any thoughts on combining some of the services being provided on one side by the HSE, which are very costly, with school transport on the other side, where separate fleets of vehicles are being used? Has he considered bringing on board local authorities, which are providers of very considerable services throughout the country? An integrated system is the only way we will be able to make a rural transport service functional in any decent capacity.

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