Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise an issue arising from page 89 of the programme for Government, which refers to school transport. At the moment, the school transport section is undertaking a review of all bus routes. This was carried out three years ago in 2013. It has come to my attention that quite a number of people will be displaced because of this. I am aware that some young children may have to move to another school probably 14 km or 15 km from where they currently attend school.

As a former teacher, I am sure the Taoiseach will appreciate that it is wrong to move children in years three or four in secondary school, which are exam years, to new schools with different teachers and students. This matter should be addressed. If children have to attend a certain school, that should happen before they start going to school, not in the middle of their school years.

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