Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 265: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide an exemption for the owners of eight to 16 seater school buses from the €2,000 charge for tachographs; if he accepts that some Irish school buses have fewer than 18 seats; his views on whether the charge is unfair to school transport providers with several fewer-than-18 seater buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45269/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I have no role in relation to the charges payable for the installation of tachographs on vehicles including school buses. Responsibility for tachographs on vehicles is a matter for the Road Safety Authority under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006). The School Transport Scheme is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Education and Science.