Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I make the general point that we have a very professional Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court which have huge experience and the idea of individual Ministers getting involved in industrial disputes is unwise in my view.

We have been in close contact with the various bodies providing school transport to ensure, as best as possible, that we can protect that service. We are very alert to the concerns of parents and children, particularly children with special educational needs. We are not, however, involved in industrial relations issues, which, as the Taoiseach said, are not a matter for the Minister for Education and Skills or the Minister of State in the Department.

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