Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills
1:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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I will get the figures for the Deputy. My figures are concentrated on the past year or two, under my watch. The situation is that each year we have new routes and we also have some routes that end, because there is no longer a need for them. To clarify, if pupils are eligible, but the number on the route goes below a figure of ten, the remote grant kicks in and people receive financial help towards the cost of transport.