Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is that time of year again. The school transport deadline is this Friday. I welcome the enhanced programme we have run since Covid began. We have extended the programme. I also welcome that the extension for the eligibility, from closest to second closest school, is to be maintained in this year's programme. However, the full review is not complete and will not be complete in time for September's intake. It will allow anomalies, such as the lack of a school bus, for example, from Watergrasshill to Fermoy, persisting and leaving 50 children without the opportunity to get on a bus every morning to go to school. In light of the review not being fully complete, will temporary consideration be given to routes where a demand or business case can be made to populate a route or prove its viability?

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