Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a school bus for persons (details supplied) in County Limerick. [30798/07]

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 from, and are attending, their nearest suitable national school as determined by my Department, are eligible for free school transport.

The pupils referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied are not attending their nearest national school and are therefore not eligible for free school transport. However, pupils not attending their nearest national school may avail of concessionary fare-paying transport to another school, provided:

(a)the written agreement of the board of management of the nearest school is secured;

(b)there are spare seats available on the bus; and

(c)no extra State cost is incurred by extending or re-routing the service.

The parents of the pupils referred to should liaise with their local Bus Éireann office to establish whether their children may avail of fare-paying transport on the foregoing terms.