This is promised legislation. The Deputy has gone way over time. It is an extremely important issue. I have given great lenience on it. It is up to one minute. Please. I am moving on to the last two speakers. It is up to one minute. I call Deputy Troy.

Earlier this year, the Minister, Deputy Foley, published the review of the school transport scheme and the proposed changes. It was very welcome. The report was long overdue. It is a scheme that does need modernisation to take account of the travelling patterns of children going to school today. However, I am concerned that some of the proposals will take some years to implement. There is a situation in Delvin in County Westmeath where 36 students have applied for school transport tickets but they will not get a school bus. They will have to go on a private bus. Castledaly in County Westmeath needs a larger school bus or for the current school bus to do two trips to support working parents to have public transport to bring their children to school. Will the Tánaiste engage with the Minister for Education to ensure that some of the more practical, flexible proposals under the school transport review could be implemented this September so that we support children to go to school on public transport?

I will engage with the Minister for Education in respect of the Delvin situation which the Deputy mentioned and also more broadly on introducing the practical measures contained in the school transport review as effectively as possible within the funding framework. It is the largest review of the school transport scheme since it was established in 1967. About 135,000 children are now carried every day by our school transport system. There will be a phased implementation of the review’s recommendations commencing this September. That will include a shared effort between the Departments of Education and Transport to pilot greater integration of transport networks with school transport routes. Planned pilot projects will commence in 2024-25. Families and schools in the pilot areas will be contacted this week and further information will be provided to Oireachtas Members shortly.