Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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1337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific guidelines that the school transport section of her Department applies to amalgamating schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33725/14]

Damien English (Meath West, 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.

The eligibility criteria are applied to all children attending a national school including those children who are attending a school of amalgamation.