Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 820: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare will not be facilitated with school transport in September 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14618/06]

Síle de Valera (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The school transport services are operated by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In general, primary school routes are planned so that no eligible pupil will have more than 2.4 km, 1.5 miles, to travel to a pick-up point. The person to whom the Deputy refers, in the details supplied, resides 0.64 km, 0.4 miles, from the bus route and therefore has a level of service which is within my Department's guidelines. The family in question has been offered a payable extension and details of costs and terms and conditions have been explained to them.