Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her reply. I know she has made huge efforts to try to improve the school transport system where voids occur. Given the information the Minister has given to the House might it be possible, in the circumstances likely to emerge in the not-too-distant future, to introduce a little bit of flexibility into the system in order to ensure the various dots are joined up? This would prevent situations like we have just had where children were asked to get off a bus and walk the rest of the way home. This is an appalling thing to happen and should not occur, for reasons of security and other reasons. I know the Minister did not approve that. If it is possible to anticipate what is going to happen, then it should be possible for the school transport system to be able to respond and that would be hugely helpful.

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