Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to end the catchment boundary system for the post primary school transport scheme which will impact unfairly on families where a pattern of attendance has been established over a period of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36552/12]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that changes to the School Transport Scheme, including the ceasing of the catchment boundary system effective from the 2012/2013 school year, were announced in Budget 2011 and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme.

There is no scope for reversing these changes as under the four year recovery plan, there is a requirement to deliver savings of €17 million on the school transport budget and all these measures, including the ceasing of the catchment boundary system, are an integral part of this.