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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: I wish to advise the Deputy that Special Schools funded by my Department are intended to cater for children and young persons with special educational needs from 4 years until the end of the school year in which they reach their 18th year. At that point, the Department of Health/Health Service Executive assumes direct responsibility for young adults with special educational needs. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: Bus Éireann has provided written confirmation that the funds referred to by the Deputy are used exclusively for the school transport scheme. In addition, the Bus Éireann School Transport Accounts which are audited each year by independent auditors are available on my Department's website at www.education.ie

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: Bus Éireann has advised that information requested is only available from 2006 and that it will be sent directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined below. 1. The total number of children carried from 2010 to 2015 was as follows: School Year Total Pupils 2010 123993 2011 113015 2012 112463 2013 114063 2014 112577 2015 113892 2. The amount paid by the Department on the annual Statement of Account from 2010 to 2014 was as follows: Account 2014 Account 2013 Account 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: The specific figures referred to by the Deputy are contained in the Report of the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme. The full report is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie Bus Éireann has advised that the approximate mileage for the large bus cohort only, rounded to the nearest half million kilometres, is as follows: Mileage 2008 2009 2010...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: The purpose of my Department's School Transport Schemes is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. Under the terms of my Department's Schemes children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 3.2 or 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: Changes to my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme were announced in December 2010 by the then Government as part of measures contained in Budget 2011 and derived from recommendations contained in the Value for Money review of the scheme. The changes announced covered the uniform application of the distance eligibility criterion, the cessation of the Closed/Central School Rule (CSR),...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann has advised that children residing in the Johnstown Bridge area are not eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann has advised that children residing in the Johnstown Bridge area are not eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest post primary school/education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann has advised that the child in question is eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (20 Apr 2016)

Damien English: My Department in conjunction with the National Transport Agency Office, has not carried out an analysis of the effect of traffic congestion on every school in the country as described by the Deputy. Given that the purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (20 Apr 2016)

Damien English: My Department does not directly audit the Bus Éireann inspector's charges. Bus Éireann has advised that for 2014 and prior years the audit opinion provided by Bus Éireann's external auditors states that the financial information of Bus Éireann's School Transport Scheme, which includes a charge in respect of School Transport Inspectors, is prepared, in all material...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (20 Apr 2016)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 407 together. My Department does not directly audit or review the Bus Éireann maintenance charge. Reviews of Bus Éireann's maintenance systems and procedures are conducted by Pricewaterhousecoopers, CIE Group Internal Audit and the Bus Éireann Audit Review Group which includes members of the Board of Bus Éireann.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Staff (20 Apr 2016)

Damien English: Resource Persons are employed in Youthreach Centres and have their own separate salary scale and terms and conditions. There is no incremental credit scheme in place for Resource Persons.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Apr 2016)

Damien English: Bus Éireann has advised that the level of detailed information sought by the Deputy cannot be complied within the required timeframe. In this regard I have asked Bus Éireann to forward the information directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (21 Apr 2016)

Damien English: Bus Éireann has advised that the information sought will be forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (21 Apr 2016)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. Bus Éireann has advised that the level of detailed information sought by the Deputy cannot be compiled within the required timeframe. In this regard I have asked that the information be forwarded by Bus Éireann directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (26 Apr 2016)

Damien English: The data referred to by the Deputy relates to 2008. Bus Éireann has advised that the level of detailed information sought by the Deputy cannot be compiled within the required timeframe. In this regard I have asked Bus Éireann to forward the information directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Tendering (26 Apr 2016)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 389 and 390 together. As I indicated to the Deputy in my reply last Thursday, Bus Éireann has advised that the level of detailed information sought by the Deputy could not be compiled within the required timeframe. I have now asked Bus Éireann to include the additional detailed information now being sought in the response which will be sent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (26 Apr 2016)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 406 together. Bus Éireann has provided assurances to the Department that the Company does not make a profit on school transport and that any surplus that may arise in the operation of school transport services in any one year is ring-fenced exclusively for reinvestment in the school transport scheme. The Department is satisfied that the...