Pauline O'Reilly (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I know I have mentioned the eligibility criteria on numerous occasions which I have an issue with anyway. I have mentioned to the Minister that ethos is taken into consideration, even though it was not mentioned in her opening statement. However, the extent to which it is taken into consideration varies depending on the area and 4.8 km is simply too far for anyone to travel to a secondary school.

I think we have to be realistic. Some 30% of the traffic in Galway city is people bringing their kids to school. I would hope the outcome of this review, and something the Minister would take on board, is that school transport will address all of that and will reduce the distance, because I do not think it is viable at the moment. Is that something that is being looked at, that is, reducing the-----