Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to a family (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55482/13]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language.

Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the family in question is currently not availing of school transport.

Bus Éireann further advise that the service which can accommodate the family has a pick up /set down point less than a kilometre from the family home, which is within the guidelines for school transport provision.

The family have been advised of the position regarding their request for an extension to the existing service and in this regard they should continue to liaise with their local Bus Éireann office.