Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 121: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of bus routes that are operational under the school transport scheme in County Cavan; the number of catchment areas; the number of students on each route; if changes to the school transport scheme mean that students outside a catchment area in which a service has been removed have to get a bus on another route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29496/11]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I take it that the Deputy is referring to the Post Primary School Transport Scheme. There are seven post primary centres in County Cavan. Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Schemes, has advised that in the 2010-11 school year, over 1,600 pupils were accommodated on 58 vehicles operating on 58 routes to post-primary centres in County Cavan. In general, pupils who are availing of catchment boundary transport under the terms of the above scheme have to make their own way to and from a pick-up point within the catchment area of the school they are attending. If the Deputy has a particular case in mind, I will be happy to request a more detailed report from Bus Éireann.