184. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the relevant Assistant Secretary to liaise with his counterpart in the Department of Education to organise a meeting which will include both senior Ministers and officials and Ministers of State in each Department to discuss safety issues at school bus stops/pick up points and drop off points; if consideration will be given at this meeting to introducing laws which will reduce the speed at these locations and prohibit vehicles from passing buses as students disembark from the bus; if this will be treated as a priority in light of the need for urgent safety measures in protecting the lives of students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7772/23]

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184. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the relevant Assistant Secretary to liaise with his counterpart in the Department of Education to organise a meeting which will include both senior Ministers and officials and Ministers of State in each Department to discuss safety issues at school bus stops/pick up points and drop off points; if consideration will be given at this meeting to introducing laws which will reduce the speed at these locations and prohibit vehicles from passing buses as students disembark from the bus; if this will be treated as a priority in light of the need for urgent safety measures in protecting the lives of students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7772/23]

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