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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the Minister and her officials for coming in. She is always most welcome. Will the Minister provide an update on the progress of the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2023. The committee completed its pre-legislative scrutiny in 2023 and survivors are anxious to know what the timeline will be. I want to move on to the area of special educational...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Was it about school transport being reduced to 2 km?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: No, it says the school transport scheme will reduce the requirement to 2 km for primary and post primary. My question was about the number of additional students that will serve.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: That is out to 2030.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: This is in relation to 2024-2025.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Yes, the establishment of the working group to review and identify options for potential integration between school transport and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I have not disagreed with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: No, today will be fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the Chair. I will go back to the questions from earlier. I will run over them again. On school transport, under phase 3 the report for 2024-2025 says there will be the establishment of a working group to review and identify options for potential integration between school and public transport. Has that happened? Who is on that working group and what is the timeline for producing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Any of it that was used in this report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Is that under the ownership or control of the Department of Education?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: For clarity, is Ms Mulhall talking about the working group on school transport and public transport?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: My question was on the integration of public transport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: What about school caretakers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: When the piece of work on school secretaries is completed, will the Department move on to the caretakers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Has the Minister a rough timeline for that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Is the work near completion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Yes. I agree that the work done in Cabra is phenomenal given the challenges the school faces, even with acoustics which are not on many people's radar unless it directly affects them. From the committee's point of view, it was well worth going to visit and view the school. I ask our guests to keep the school in mind for any future progression.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can explain in detail why route 706 and 706X, run by a company (details supplied) will cease to exist in April 2024; if he will reconsider this decision and maintain this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13697/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (9 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital and current funding allocated to the safe routes to school programmes in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [14120/24]