The changes mean that greater consistency will be introduced in planning for school places, which is already based on local demographic trends, current and projected enrolments, recent and planned housing developments and the capacity of existing schools to meet demand for places. As part of the value for money review, Bus Éireann was requested to carry out a sample analysis of a number of school transport services. This in-depth analysis indicated that the vast majority of children, over 95%, availing of school transport services are in fact attending their nearest school and are therefore not affected by this change.