Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions in place for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim regarding the school transport scheme; if, considering the exceptional circumstances, the person would be eligible for transport under the scheme despite residing more than 3.2 kilometres from a particular school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41399/16]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.

Currently in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually.

In general, children are eligible for school transport if they are attending their nearest school and satisfy the requisite distance criteria.

Bus Éireann has confirmed that the child in question is eligible for school transport to the school he is attending and has been issued a bus ticket for 2016/2017 school year.

My Department has not received an new application form for school transport for this child.