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School Transport Eligibility

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 March 2014

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Questions (77, 78)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

77. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in rural Ireland that do not have a school transport service due to the low number eligible for such a service on any route where students are in receipt of the remote area grant instead; the names and roll numbers of these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12614/14]

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Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

78. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the net annual savings achieved, taking the remote area grant into account, by increasing the requirement for eligibility for a school transport service from seven pupils to ten pupils, as happened in September 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12615/14]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 78 together. The change to the eligibility criteria was one of a number of changes derived from recommendations contained in the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme and introduced following a budgetary decision by the previous government. Details of the schools which lost a transport service in consequence of this measure will be forwarded to the Deputy. It is estimated that implementation of this measure resulted in a net saving of some €250,000 having regard to the estimated cost of providing the Remote Area Grant.

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