Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 March 2004
212 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department will investigate the application for school transport for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7186/04]
View answerThe person referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied lives more than two miles from the local school, and is fully eligible for transport to that school only.
My Department understands that the pupil is attending the next nearest school in the town. The bus service to this school passes 2.1 miles from the pupil's home. Concessionary fare-paying transport on the existing service to that school may be allowed subject to there being room available on the bus after all fully eligible pupils have been accommodated and provided no extra cost is involved by way of extending or altering the bus route. The current charge for concessionary tickets is €26 per pupil per term. The local Bus Éireann office will advise on the position regarding concessionary fare-paying transport.
