Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 1277: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the decision of her Minister of State to exclude first year children from outside the catchment area from access to a school bus ticket will endanger the future viability of a college (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25743/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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For the purposes of post-primary education provision, the country is divided into catchment areas, each of which has its own post-primary education centre. The catchment boundaries were determined following consultation with local educational interests and the intention was that certain primary schools would feed exclusively into each centre. My Department provided capital funding towards an extension to the Salesian secondary school in Pallaskenry some time ago and I am confident this decision will not threaten the viability of the school in question.

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 1278: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the approximate cost of providing an extra school bus to take children from the west side of the Limerick city catchment area to a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25744/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is regarded as commercially sensitive and cannot be released.