Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students carried on the school bus service in September 2004, 2005 and 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19468/06]

Síle de Valera (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The number of children availing of school transport services varies throughout the school year. Accordingly, the figures below are average numbers of pupils availing of the service in the years mentioned. Between eight and nine thousand children with special needs are currently availing of the transport service and these are included in the overall figures: 2004, 136,000; 2005, 135,500. The figures for school year 2006 are not yet available.

In addition to the above, Bus Éireann also issue over 9,000 tickets to school children for travel on public and privately licensed scheduled local and national bus and rail services.