Written answers
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Department of Education and Science
School Transport
10:00 pm
Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 667: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will retrospectively pay the school transport grant for 2008 to persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15326/09]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The family referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied were in receipt of a remote area transport grant up to the end of the 2006/07 school year.
These grants are paid in respect of eligible pupils where a school transport service is not available. In March 2006, the family was advised by my Department that the transport grant would cease as a service was established to cater for children from their area. In that regard, there are no outstanding grant amounts due to the family in question for the 2007/08 school year.
My Department has been advised by Bus Ãireann that the family are currently availing of school transport.
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