Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 518: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be collected at a more suitable pick up point with regard to their school transport service. [2904/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Under the post-primary school transport scheme, post-primary routes are, in general, planned so that no eligible pupil will have more than 3.2 kilometres, 2 miles, to travel to a pick up point.

On the basis of information outlined by the Deputy in the details supplied, the family concerned appears to reside no more than 3.2 kilometres, 2 miles, from the present pick up point. This arrangement is within the school transport scheme guidelines. In view of the particular concerns outlined, however, my Department will request a report on the matter from the transport liaison officer for County Mayo.