Written answers

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Department of Education and Skills

School Transport Provision

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department provides supervised transport for children with special needs to a college (details supplied) in County Cork; the way approval is sought for supervised transport in respect of this college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49129/13]

Photo of Ciarán CannonCiarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Bus Éireann has advised my Department that there are no school transport services, under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme, operating into the facility in question.

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no public transport under the school transport scheme is available to students from Drogheda attending a school (details supplied) in County Louth; if efforts will be made by the relevant authorities to provide such transport in this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49152/13]

Photo of Ciarán CannonCiarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The school referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied will be an English-medium post primary school with an Irish Aonad. It is due to open for enrolments for the 2014/15 school year. Applications for transport for the 2014/15 school year will be considered in line with the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme.

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