Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My son is one of the students who is availing of a private transport arrangement that is costing €40 per student per week. That adds up to €1,300 per year, not including exam periods if students are in third or sixth year.

Quite a number of students this year who would traditionally have been concessionary ticket holders lost out on their bus places. This was because the transport offered was free and those who were eligible but never previously used the transport applied for tickets and were given them ahead of those who had used them for possibly ten to 15 years. I have been contacted by parents this week who still have no school bus places for their students to get them to school. Will capacity be increased? Will transport be free as we come into the next school year? Has a decision been made regarding that?

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