Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the number of accidents, he has had or intends to have meetings with the Department of Education and Science and the relevant stakeholders in connection with enhancing the safety of public school transport. [35845/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Minister for Education and Science is responsible for the State school transport scheme. As a consequence of the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) responsibility for matters relating to vehicle and driver safety standards, including with respect to school transport, is now assigned to the Road Safety Authority.