Written answers
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Department of Education and Skills
School Transport Provision
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael)
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96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of private school transport contractors (details supplied) which have had their fleet suspended by Bus Éireann while awaiting inspection by the FTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52326/18]
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 is finalising the information sought and I have requested that they forward the figures directly to the Deputy when they are finalised.
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