Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2013
190. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students from the Castlebellingham area who attend a school (details supplied) in County Louth are currently dropped by a service bus a mile from the school grounds; and if he will consider providing a special bus service that drops these students directly to the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42324/13]
View answerBus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Schemes on behalf of my Department, is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes. Bus Éireann endeavours, within available resources, to ensure that each eligible child has a reasonable level of school transport service within the context of the Scheme nationally. Bus Éireann has advised that pupils who avail of the service referred to by the Deputy, which in this particular case is a Bus Éireann scheduled road passenger service, are set down at a point 800 metres from the school in question. This arrangement is similar to many other school transport services around the country.
