Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to a school bus that serves a school in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45063/15]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has confirmed that from a safety perspective there is not a suitable turning point at the school in question.

Bus Éireann has advised that some of the school transport services pass the school each morning and depending on the direction that the bus is coming from, children are set down at their school. In the evening all children must travel to meet the services at a central point.

Central drop off and collection points are a common feature of the school transport scheme and the level of service available to the children in question is considered reasonable in the context of the scheme nationally.

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views regarding correspondence in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Longford, the reason for the decision regarding school transport arrangements, if she will investigate why the queries raised in this case were not adequately dealt with or answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45084/15]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Bus Éireann, which operates the Post Primary School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that payment details for this family were not submitted until three weeks after the closing date of 31st July; at this stage all tickets had been allocated and the service is now operating to capacity.

Should there be any change in the current position Bus Éireann will contact the family directly.