Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 791: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction a change in the school bus route which has been approved by the vocational educational committee to collect a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10741/06]

Síle de Valera (Clare, 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 km, 2 miles, to travel to a pick-up point.

My Department understands from the transport liaison officer for County Kilkenny that the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied resides less than 3.2 km, 2 miles, from the current pick-up point. This arrangement is within the school transport scheme guidelines.