Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2014
575. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a seat on a bus route will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite the matter. [48222/14]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language.
Bus Éireann which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department has advised that there are two services operating to the school from the area referred to by the Deputy.
Bus Éireann has advised that the child is eligible for transport. Given that the family was late in submitting payment details, all seats on the service, availed of by the child in previous school years, had by that time been allocated. As a consequence, the child was issued with a ticket for the second service operating to the school.
