Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the position of school transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29444/15]

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 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the 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 child in question was incorrectly categorised as ineligible for school transport.

The family were notified of this error and a ticket for the 2015/16 school year will issue in due course.