Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

However, there is a system by which children who are not entitled to the service may receive one of the extra seats on a bus on a concessionary basis. It will never be possible to provide a seat on a concessionary basis to the infinite number of children who are not entitled to one. The advice I have from the Minister, however, is that every child who is entitled to school transport is receiving a service but it is not possible to provide a concessionary seat to everyone who is not entitled to one but may want one. The Deputy may wish to raise the matter directly with the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan.

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