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School Transport Availability

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 November 2012

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Questions (112)

Derek Keating

Question:

112. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene in the school bus service that is provided by CIÉ and that has been withdrawn from the parents and school children from the Lucan area, County Dublin, who attend a school (details supplied), while at the same time the service remains in place for families from nearby Celbridge, County Kildare, and in view of the very close proximity of the Celbridge route to Lucan and the fact that so many Lucan families are being discommoded by losing this established school bus service, if he will engage with CIÉ with a view to having the Lucan bus service re-established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44959/12]

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Under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme a minimum number of 10 eligible children residing in a distinct locality, as determined by Bus Éireann, are required before consideration may be given to the retention of school transport services, provided this can be done within reasonable cost limits.

Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport schemes on behalf of my Department, has advised that as the above criteria was not met for the 2011/12 school the service was withdrawn. Bus Éireann has also advised that no applications for school transport, from the area in question, were received for the 2012/13 school year.

Eligible children, for whom there is no school transport service available, may apply for a remote area grant towards the cost of making private transport arrangements.

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