Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There have been particular challenges in east Cork but substantial progress has been made in the provision of places in the area. I acknowledge the ongoing goodwill and co-operation from schools on the ground which have very much engaged with the Department in making provision available for September 2021 in allocating places. That is the result of an ongoing engagement which has been proactive and positive.

On Deputy Buckley's queries, as I stated in my reply the work on the review is up and running. There will be an interim report which will be with me in the not-too-distant future and will be in advance of late summer. I am looking at the full report coming on stream by the end of the year. It is a substantial body of work on making sure the provision of transport is as it should be but it will be valuable.

The point was made about people not being sure of the schools that might be available to them to attend. There was always an opportunity for people to make Bus Éireann aware that they had applied to a number of schools and when they were accepted by a particular school they could let it be known then.

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