The school bus service is in disarray at present due to a decision that was well-intentioned but has had unintended consequences. It has left many parents without the transport for their children to go to school that they had in previous years. Yesterday evening I received a call from the principal of a school with an ASD unit where transport for pupils has been approved but is not now available. Four children will be withdrawn from that school. It is a rural school that has an ASD unit. The service will fall if a bus is not provided. The escort on the bus has been interviewed. A contract has been signed. Everything is in place but we do not have a bus to bring the children to school.

I thank the Deputy. I am very alarmed to hear this situation has arisen in his constituency. I am sure we will have to find a solution to it. If I have picked up the Deputy right, it is not so much an issue of finance as the availability of a bus. I cannot give an answer on it here but I appreciate the fact he has raised it. Perhaps we will engage offline or with the Minister, Deputy Foley, to see whether we can come up with a solution.