Ms Miriam Flynn:

If children are on a school transport service, Bus Éireann would have a roll-over of applicants. It would use that database to try to contact families by sending out emails, as Mr. Kent referred to, advising families when payment is due and sending them reminders. That is how it works, in general. That is the communication process for existing pupils. For example, on a post-primary scheme, children's eligibility is determined in their first year. That would change if they moved house and had a new address or submitted different details. They would then get reminders from Bus Éireann about payment deadlines and any communication that would be sent to them.