Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 427: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be considered for free school transport in respect of their children. [19717/09]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, only eligible children qualify for free transport. In order to be eligible, children must live at least 3.2 kilometres from, and be attending, their nearest national school.

Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the family referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied reside 2.2 kms from the school they are attending and therefore are not eligible for free school transport.