Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of subsidised bus routes that have been cut to make the 1% savings in transport services. [22530/12]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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A number of changes to the School Transport Schemes were introduced from the 2011/12 school year and derived from recommendations contained in the Value for Money review of the School Transport Scheme. As a consequence of the combined changes a number services were withdrawn in respect of the 2011/12 school year. In such cases, families of eligible children may still apply for the remote area transport grant. These changes form part of the overall requirement to deliver savings of €17 million on the school transport budget by 2014. Similarly, the reduction in the School Transport Allocation for 2012 does not refer solely to a cut in the number of school transport services but rather is part of these savings and efficiency measures.