Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I again thank the Senator for the opportunity to update the House on school transport for the current school year. I reiterate that all eligible pupils who applied on time this year have now been facilitated on board a service for the 2022-23 school year. In addition, there has been a 40% increase in the number of tickets issued to concessionary pupils for the current school year compared with tickets issued for the 2021-22 school year.

The Senator referred to a section of my response. I questioned the officials on that section. They stated that the words "in general" are important in that context. They can only give a general steer on eligibility because they do not have the specifics.