John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----who have been successful in their applications to me.

People are unclear regarding concessionary transport. The problem is that, although it has been dramatically increased in recent years to approximately 25,000 people, the scheme is still based on the amount of money that is made available to my Department. I make this point consistently - I am not in a position, nor would I want to be, to stop any child from being transported anywhere. Some 115,000 children, including 10,000 with special needs, are transported everyday and 99% of families are happy with the scheme. There are difficulties, and I am doing my best to deal with them.

If someone, or Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin combined, demanded a further €20 million, €30 million or €40 million to be invested in the scheme, that would be fine and I will be able to deal with all of it and ensure another review-----

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