Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 887: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been told that they are living in the catchment area for Killahan national school which is over three miles from their home, rather than Ardfert national school which is a distance of two miles. [10383/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The pupil to whom the Deputy refers resides nearer to a school that closed and amalgamated with Killahan national school. In the case of amalgamations, the national school children for whom the closed national school would have been the nearest, had it remained open, are eligible for transport to the school of amalgamation only. However, as there is no school transport service to Killahan national school on which the pupil can be accommodated, concessionary fare-paying transport may be offered to Ardfert national school. In the event that the family hold medical card, the concessionary fare of €26 per term may be waived.