Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 956: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will extend an existing school bus route in north Cork (details supplied) to accommodate eleven school going children who are currently being dropped at a busy crossroads; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1371/08]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Primary school transport routes are planned so that, as far as possible, no eligible child will have more than 2.4 kilometres to travel to a pick-up point. Pupils living off the main route of a service are generally expected to make their own way, or to be brought to convenient pick-up points along the main route. Home pick-ups were never envisaged as being part of the School Transport Scheme.

Bus Éireann which operate the school transport scheme, on behalf of my Department, have advised that the pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, resides 1.76 kilometres from the pick up point. The planning of routes and timetabling of services is an operational matter for Bus Éireann.