Wicklow school bus places
Deputy Whitmore said over 200 Wicklow students still lacked school bus seats and parents could not get clear answers from the Department. She asked the Tánaiste to send officials or Bus Éireann to meet parents and explain the situation.
It is seven weeks into the school term and it appears that there are still more than 200 students in County Wicklow who do not have seats on their school buses. I use the word "appears" because it is impossible to get information from the Minister for Education.
Comment on this
More than 200. It is impossible to get information from the Minister for Education on this matter. I have repeatedly asked her for details in relation to it. The Ceann Comhairle will agree with me on the responses from the Minister. Parents need clarity and an honest response from the Department as to whether their children will get places on school buses at all. Will the Tánaiste direct that either a representative from the Department of Education or Bus Éireann come to County Wicklow to meet parents? They just want to find out what is going on and whether school bus places will be available for their children in the future.