It may be possible to predict the cost of transporting some children to school, particularly with the use of means testing. A Topical Issue debate today had several Deputies talking about the kinds of problems arising where there are concessionary places on school buses, the cost of the transport for parents and the money this takes from the local economy. That is not even mentioning the potential problem of putting a very young child - perhaps four years old - on a bus with children who would otherwise be going to a local school. These issues must be factored in.

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