Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pupils attending a school (details supplied) in County Laois are left with no access to school transport; the measures that were taken to accommodate same on school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37045/08]

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 school transport. The position in this case is that the children referred to by the Deputy are not attending their nearest national school and therefore are not eligible for school transport. 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. 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 under the terms of the scheme.