Children who are not eligible for school transport may apply for transport on a concessionary basis subject to a number of terms and conditions that are detailed in the primary school transport scheme. When I attended a number of public meetings around the country last year to explain to parents how this scheme would operate there was an accusation that there is a significant gulf between the charge of €50 for an eligible child and €200 for a non-eligible child. We have now narrowed that gap and are charging both concessionary and non-concessionary children €100. That was done in an effort to make the scheme more accessible to children and to make the changes we are applying more palatable and more easily absorbed by families. It is important to note that eligible children who hold a medical card and who are attending their nearest school will always be exempt from paying this charge.