Written answers

Wednesday, 28 September 2005

Department of Education and Science

School Transport

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1191: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the school transport situation with regard to concessionary students on routes less than three miles from secondary schools and outside of the catchment areas; the transport which will be provided to such students in future years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25302/05]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Primary and post-primary pupils who are ineligible for school transport on the basis of the distance requirement may be offered transport on a concessionary fare-paying basis. Such pupils are not guaranteed school transport for every year of their schooling, rather the granting of such concessionary transport is dependent on the availability of additional capacity on the buses used to transport eligible students. Any such additional capacity is calculated on a year to year basis.

Post-primary pupils who are eligible for school transport to the post-primary centre in their own catchment area may sometimes elect to attend a post-primary centre in a different catchment area from the one in which they reside. In such instances, these pupils may avail of school transport to the post-primary centre they have chosen to attend. However, such pupils will only be offered transport if there is additional capacity available on the relevant bus after all eligible pupils have been accommodated.

These are the established provisions of the school transport schemes.

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