Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if school bus transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27238/09]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of my Department's School Transport scheme, a pupil with special needs is eligible for school transport if s/he is attending the nearest recognised: mainstream school, special class / special school or a unit, that is or can be resourced, to meet the child's special educational needs under Department of Education and Science criteria.

Only children who meet the full Department of Education and Science criteria for placement in a special class will be considered for special school transport. Transport Application Forms are completed by the Parent/Guardian, the Principal and the Special Education Needs Organiser (SENO) and forwarded to the School Transport Section of my Department for consideration. In this case, the SENO has reported that the pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, does not meet the Department's criteria and therefore is not eligible for school transport under the terms of the scheme.