Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2015
641. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a family (details supplied) in County Westmeath with four children has been granted seats on the bus to a local school for only two children and a letter issued stating the younger two children cannot be accommodated. [34292/15]
View answerUnder the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 km from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language.
Children who are not eligible for school transport, may apply for transport on a concessionary basis only which is subject to a number of conditions including the availability of spare seats on an existing service.
Bus Éireann has advised that the named children referred to by the Deputy are not eligible for school transport and that there is no spare capacity on the existing service to accommodate the children on a concessionary basis.
