Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding to operate a shuttle bus service between the school bus drop off point and a new school (details supplied). [28908/11]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The planning and organising of school bus routes is an operational matter for Bus Éireann. Bus routes are planned in such a way as to ensure that, as far as possible, eligible pupils have a reasonable standard of service while at the same time ensuring that school transport vehicles are fully utilised in an efficient and cost effective manner. Bus Éireann has advised that the pupils concerned are availing of a service within the guidelines of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme. As a result I do not propose to provide additional funding for the operation of a shuttle bus service.