Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on status of the review of the criteria and guidelines of the school transport appeals board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37888/17]

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

During the 2016/17 school year almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 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.

The Programme for Government commits to a review of the criteria and guidelines for the School Transport Appeals Board. The review has been completed and is available on the Department's website.