Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [37007/18]

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

In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost €190 million in 2017.

Transport has commenced for the child referred to by the Deputy.

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [37008/18]

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

In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost €190 million in 2017.

Transport has commenced for the child referred to by the Deputy.

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school transport service will be provided for persons (details supplied). [37009/18]

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

In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost €190 million in 2017.

Bus Éireann has advised that the family in question did not submit their payment details for the 2018/19 school year on time and the service is now operating to capacity.

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a person (details supplied). [37010/18]

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

In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost €190 million in 2017.

Bus Éireann has advised that a ticket for a school transport service will issue to the child in question within the next few days.