Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy is aware, there is a review of the entire school transport system. Last year, there was a 25% increase in the number of students availing of the system, including a 26% increase in terms of special education. The root-and-branch review includes everything from eligibility to cost. The Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform is part of that review group, as it were, and the review has involved consultation with the widest possible remit, including providers, families that avail of the service and, more importantly, those who do not avail of it. It will inform how we proceed. We are looking to complete the report in a short while.