Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not been given any transport assistance towards attending second level education on the mainland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37588/14]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language.

Bus Éireann has advised that the child referred to by the Deputy is not attending her nearest education centre and is therefore not eligible for school transport.

While it is the prerogative of parents to send their children to the school of their choice, eligibility for school transport is to the nearest school.

I understand that the family of the child in question has been in receipt of the Remote Area Boarding Grant.