Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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671. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a nurse for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5661/16]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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My Department received an application for school transport for the child referred to by the Deputy on the 22nd March 2016.

The child in question is eligible for school transport under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs. In this regard Bus Éireann has been requested to report on the transport arrangements necessary to accommodate this child.

The family will be advised of the position as soon as the report from Bus Éireann is received and considered.

My Department also allocates funding to schools, for the employment of escorts to accompany children who are eligible for school transport and whose care and safety needs are such as to require the support of an escort.

The provision of health care services, such as nurse-provided care, is a matter for the Health Service Executive and the Department of Health.