Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 December 2018
Public Accounts Committee
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport
9:00 am
Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
When I looked at the figure of €8,000 I was surprised to hear the individual grant is less than half of that. It has led to the situation where even when long distances are involved some parents feel the grant is not sufficient. If it is in the region of €3,000 but the Department is paying €8,000 for somebody to go with a contractor on a bus, I can understand the reason some parents would be reluctant to take it up if it is in the region of €3,000. I have met parents who said it would not keep a car on the road not to mind paying the petrol.
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