Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth
School Transport Scheme: Discussion
2:00 am
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe. Táimid an-bhuíoch. I have a question about a particular condition of the school transport scheme. A parent in my constituency of Kildare South emailed me. I have sent on the emails to the Department but have yet to receive an answer. She is in a particular situation where her two children are going to two separate schools, and one child is eligible for the school transport scheme but the other child is not because the school is further away. The school bus is going in that direction anyway but, as far as she is aware, both of her children cannot access the scheme. Maybe we are getting it wrong. Can the witnesses clarify why both children are not eligible for the scheme?
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