Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children availing of the school transport scheme over the past five years on a county basis. [39941/09]

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children availing of the school transport scheme. [39940/09]

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children availing of the school transport scheme in County Donegal. [39942/09]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 to 242, inclusive, together.

Bus Éireann informed my Department that the number of tickets issued for travel on school transport services for the years 2005 to 2009 was as follows:

2005 - 135,000

2006 - 134,000

2007 - 135,000

2008 - 135,000

2009 - 125,000

The number of eligible primary and post-primary children availing of the school transport scheme on a county basis in respect of 2005, 2006 and 2007 is as follows:

The figures in respect of 2008 are currently being finalised by Bus Éireann.

The number of tickets issued for travel on school transport services in County Donegal at 31 October 2009 was 10,347.