School Transport.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2010

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Questions (965)

Dan Neville

Question:

1030 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the case of a child (details supplied) in County Limerick regarding free school transport. [48590/09]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science (Deputy Seán Haughey)

Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest national school as determined by my Department, are eligible for free school transport.

The position in this case is that the child referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, is not attending his nearest national school and, therefore, is not eligible for free school transport. In that regard, it is not possible, under the terms of the scheme to waive the charge for concessionary transport.