Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 364: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the increases in school bus transport fees which will take place in 2009; if travel tickets can be paid for on a term by term basis in the future as at present; the current charges; if all students will be asked for some payment irrespective of whether they live inside the school bus catchment area boundaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38627/08]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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I recently announced that the school transport charges for the 2009/10 school year will be as follows:

Charges will continue to be waived in the case of eligible post primary children where the family is in possession of a medical card viz. approximately 19,000 cases. All eligible primary school children and children with special needs, or about 54,000 children, will continue to be exempt from charges.

The above charges will be payable in advance rather than on a term to term basis. I have, however, asked my Department officials to examine with Bus Eireann any potential options for flexibility in spreading the payments for families with more than one child.