Under the terms of the primary school transport scheme, only eligible children qualify for free school transport. In order to be eligible children must live at least two miles from their nearest national school. In the case of children wishing to receive instruction in Irish, their nearest school offering subjects through the medium of Irish is regarded as their nearest national school.
An application for a remote area grant is normally considered in the context of transport provision to the nearest national school. For children eligible for school transport residing in remote areas or outside the range of transport services, a remote area grant, based on distance and school days attended, may be payable.
The school to which the Deputy refers in the details supplied does not have a transport service. An application has only recently been received for such a service and Bus Éireann has been asked to investigate and report on the matter. When the report is received and considered, the school authorities will be advised of the outcome. Information on the school transport scheme and remote area grants is currently available on my Department's website, www.education.ie.