Ciara Conway (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application for the remote area grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford. [11312/11]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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To be eligible for school transport children must reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and be attending their nearest national school, as determined by my Department, having regard to ethos and language. Eligible children for whom no transport service is available may, following their application for transport, receive a Remote Area Grant towards the cost of making private transport arrangements. Bus Éireann which operates the school transport schemes, on behalf of my Department, has advised that they have no record of receiving an application for school transport from the person in question. The position regarding transport or a grant can be assessed on receipt of a completed application form.