School Transport.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2005

Tuesday, 18 October 2005

Questions (618)

Seán Crowe

Question:

697 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if the provision of school transport for gaelscoileanna with their unique status and services will be more flexible than those of regular English speaking schools. [28671/05]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Science (Ms Hanafin)

The terms of the school transport schemes are of general application and are applied without distinction as to category of school. The scheme for primary schools provides that, in the case of pupils who are attending all-Irish or multi-denominational schools, eligibility for transport is determined by reference to the distance to the nearest such school. It is my intention that these arrangements should continue to apply.