asked the Minister for Education if he will authorise CIE to have an eight-year-old child in County Meath (name supplied) collected by the school bus, as he must now travel three miles on a public road in order to get school transport and consequently has not been able to attend school since 5th May, 1975.
Written Answers. - School Transport Service.
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This child's home is 10.7 miles from the nearest national school under Church of Ireland management. The nearest pick-up point on the special transport service to that school is 2.7 miles from his home.
I have given special and sympathetic consideration to the request that the transport service be extended to pick the child up at or near his home, but I regret that the issues involved, including expense, are such that I am not in a position to grant that request.
The Deputy will appreciate, I am sure, that it is unfortunately not possible to provide a door to door service for all children who are eligible for free school transport.