Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes his Department runs or supports to provide school transport to students with special needs in north County Dublin. [13991/13]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Children with special needs may apply for school transport in accordance with the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs arising from a Diagnosed Disability. Under the terms of this scheme children are eligible for transport where they: have special educational needs arising from a diagnosed disability in accordance with the designation of high and low incidence disability set out in Department of Education and Skill's (DES) Circular 02/05 and are attending the nearest recognised: mainstream school, special class/special school or a unit, that is or can be resourced, to meet their special educational needs. Eligibility is determined following consultation with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of Special Education Needs Organisers (SENO). Further information on this scheme is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.