Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school bus will be provided for children (details supplied) in County Limerick. [29818/07]

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 suitable school, as determined by my Department, are eligible for free school transport. The pupils referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, do not meet these eligibility criteria.

It is open to pupils who are not attending their nearest school to apply for concessionary transport to the school which they are attending. Concessionary transport is offered subject to a number of terms and conditions, including the availability of spare seating on an existing service. However, in this case Bus Éireann have advised that there is no school transport service operating in the area in question.