Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will investigate a situation whereby a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been denied access to school transport mid-term despite having availed of the service for the past six weeks and paid for the service as far back as September 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7869/09]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, pupils are eligible for free school transport if they reside 3.2 kilometres or more from and are attending their nearest national school. Pupils who reside less than 3.2 kilometres from their nearest national school may avail of fare-paying concessionary transport to that school, provided there are spare seats available on the bus. Spare seating is allocated on a 'first come first served basis'. In that regard, Bus Éireann has informed my Department that it was not possible to accommodate the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied.