Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to correspondence issued by this Deputy on 29 June 2020 regarding the decision made by Dublin Bus to cancel provision of school transport services to a school (details supplied), the reason for the decision; if he has raised the matter with Dublin Bus; if he has raised the issue with the Minister for Education and Skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18613/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.

The School Transport Scheme comes under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Education and Skills. Bus services outside of that scheme are part of the overall public transport sector.  Day-to-day management and operational aspects of public transport are the responsibility of the individual operators, in this case Dublin Bus, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority (NTA). I have not raised this issue with Dublin Bus or the Minister for Education and Skills.

Accordingly, I have forwarded the Deputy's questions to Dublin Bus for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.