Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth
School Transport Scheme: Discussion
2:00 am
Sharon Keogan (Independent) | Oireachtas source
Perhaps this question has been answered already, but it has to do with the remote area grant. Many people do not know about this. I remember the then Minister of State, former Deputy Joe O'Brien, being in the Seanad on a Commencement matter in relation to this. It was the first time he had ever heard about it and I was shocked, to be honest. Maybe that is the way that Ministers and Ministers of State from Dublin actually operate. This particular grant is of value to people who are living in rural Ireland. However, I asked at the time why there was no online application form for the grant. There is a remote area grant information notice, but there is not an online application form for it. Is anything going to be done about this?
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