Written answers

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Department of Education and Skills

School Transport Administration

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action Bus Éireann took in response to its own findings that 30% of the buses it contracts to the Department of Education and Skills to carry school children were faulty and dangerous; and if Bus Éireann tested the remaining 92.5% of the buses it uses daily. [22852/15]

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will disclose the correspondence between Bus Éireann and the relevant safety authorities, and others, from December 2014, when Bus Éireann discovered that there was a safety issue with buses passing the national annual road safety test. [22853/15]

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Bus Éireann's own buses that were tested by the same testing company that tested the subcontractors' buses; and the number of Bus Éireann buses that passed the test. [22854/15]

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 to 189, inclusive, together.

I have referred the Deputy's questions to Bus Éireann for direct reply.

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