Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that her Department has received an application for school transport to a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are eleven children who will use this transport, of which seven are entitled to free transport and the parents of the other four are willing to pay the appropriate rate for same; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that in relation to the said application, the provision of this bus service for this particular geographical area would ease school car parking problems at this school, in relation to the dropping and collection of children; if, in this context, this application will be considered favourably; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24637/07]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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A list of pupils and their addresses was received by my Department's School Transport Section. This list was forwarded to Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, in order to determine these pupils' eligibility for school transport. The families concerned should liaise with the local Bus Éireann office in Athlone regarding the outcome of their applications. The telephone number is 090-6473277.