Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)

——can only be facilitated with school transport to that centre after all other eligible pupils from within the Wexford catchment area have been accommodated and provided there are spare seats on the bus to that centre. I understand from Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport services on behalf of the Department that a number of pupils residing in the Kilmuckridge catchment area have in the past been accommodated with catchment boundary transport.

This year an issue appears to have arisen locally about the catchment boundary line. I assure the Deputy the Department is satisfied, based on the map held within the Department that children——

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