David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim fáilte roimh an tAire Stáit. We must accept that providing school transport for 130,000 children every day is a large logistical challenge for the State and requires a significant investment. However, I cannot join one of my republican colleagues in the Seanad, Senator Jim D'Arcy, in commending the Minister of State for cutting the budget for school transport by ¤17 million. Such a cut will have an impact on some people's ability to avail of school transport. We are discussing children.