Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 699: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will make a statement on a matter (details supplied). [22948/09]

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 free school transport. Children who are not eligible may avail of concessionary transport subject to a number of terms and conditions, including the availability of spare seats on an existing service and provided there is no extra State cost involved by way of altering or extending the route of the service or by providing an additional or larger bus. The parents of the pupils living in the area referred to by the Deputy should liaise with their local Bus Éireann office in order to determine eligibility for school transport.