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

I support what Deputy Martin Kenny said. I am aware of the problem. The school transport scheme is based on regulations that were introduced 50 years ago. The system must be re-examined. Owing to the changes in how the distance between the home and the school is measured, children who have been attending schools and are taking the junior and leaving certificate examinations find that they have to move 13 km or 14 km away. It is the wrong time to do it. These children are under enough pressure as it is taking their examinations without having to change schools.

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