Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if school transport, either free or concessionary, will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork to attend school for the first time; and if her attention has been drawn to the hardship for this family if transport is not made available. [18964/07]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more, and are attending, their nearest Primary School, as determined by my Department, are eligible for free school transport.

Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport services on behalf of my Department, has advised that the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied resides 2.7 kilometres from her nearest primary school and is therefore, not eligible for free school transport. I should also point out that the measurement of distances to determine eligibility for school transport is an operational matter for Bus Éireann.

The parents of the pupil in question should liaise with their local Bus Éireann office regarding the availability of concessionary seating on the existing service.