I have to raise the disastrous roll-out of the defunct pilot school transport scheme in County Clare. I hope it is not replicated in other rural areas. There has been a cluster of serious safety concerns. All I have received in response from the Minister is reference to another review. There had to be major backwards and forwards with the parents and Bus Éireann. I thank all of the parents for their huge work in this area. Inappropriate locations have been chosen for bus stops. We had 280 children at a stop in a pub car park on a busy main road with no bus shelter. There was a stop at the side of the dual carriageway until the parents had to push back. On 2 September, children were seated three to a seat and standing in stairwells. Then there is a crazy issue of no seat belts on the 316 bus at 7:55 a.m. This shows little regard for road safety and duty of care and the minimal planning done in this regard. Only this week has a more suitable bus been found but we have no clarification whether that is a permanent fixture.

I ask the Deputy to give me the details. All of us, and the Minister, Deputy Foley, have been very involved in the bus transport scheme. I have found her office to be extremely helpful in that regard. Bus Éireann and its inspectors have a role in it with regard to the routes and where the stops are. I have come across an issue in my own area very similar to the one the Deputy raised. Thankfully, we have just very recently resolved it. I found the school transport division in the Department of Education to be extremely helpful. I take it the Deputy has written to that division and has formalised the representation. If she gets that information to me, I will raise the case with the Minister, Deputy Foley.