Results 61-64 of 64 for rural transport speaker:Anne Rabbitte

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: .... I seek a "Yes" or "No" answer from the witnesses from Bus Éireann and the Department. Have they all read what the report of the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, states about bus transport? Does the Bus Éireann carry out a risk assessment for those children who have to walk along dangerous roads to access a bus stop in rural areas? A departmental official said...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Strategic Plan 2016-2018: Engagement with Ombudsman for Children (20 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: ...relate to education while 25% relate to the family agency. The third problem, 11%, relates to health. At the end of the presentation, one really sees the issue of access to schools. As a rural Deputy, the biggest access problem for parents that I see is school transport. That is a huge issue for parents living in rural areas. In general, the ombudsman has stepped matters out very...

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (22 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy O'Dea for sharing time. I also thank the Minister for his presentation, which I appreciated. I thank the two civil servants sitting here tonight. I will focus on Tús, the rural social scheme, community employment schemes and Intreo offices. East Galway, where I live, is very different to Dublin because people could not have it harder when it comes to Pathways to...

Estimates for Public Services 2016 (15 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: ...schools have computers but do not have the support mechanisms to bring them online. That is another issue. If a national school has an ETB nearby it has that access to resources. However, many rural schools do not have that support. Geography should not come into it and all children in education should be equal. That is not the case because geography plays a huge part in all this....