Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In 2017, that amounted to €2.754 million, escorts cost €25.371 million and the special educational needs contractors cost €63.668 million. That comes to more than €90 million for the 12,000 students, which is well over €7,000. All of those children with special needs must get to school, but where does the Department draw the line between offering the grant to the parents to provide their own transport and providing transport itself? If it costs €8,000 per year on average to operate this system, where does the Department decide the cut-off point is? What grant does it award? It is based on distance. What are the minimum and maximum grants?