Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport payment will be made to a person (details supplied). [50363/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2020/2021 school year over 114,100 children, including over 14,700 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €224.7m in 2020.  

The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school.

School Transport Section can confirm that the payment of the grant to the family referred to by the Deputy has been processed and will arrive in the parent's account shortly. The parent has been notified.