Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

The point was on school transport and what happens if numbers drop.

If ten pupils need transport a bus is provided, but one is not provided if only nine need it. Why are those nine children not as important as the ten children? Why can a small minibus or, if the number drops to four, a taxi not be provided instead of telling the parents that a remote transport grant or whatever is available? Transport should be provided to every child to get them to school, especially those living in rural Ireland where the parents cannot bring their children to school because they travel to work in a different direction. It is a nightmare. People say these are only nine pupils but those nine children need transport.