Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2016
295. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if accommodation can be made to allow for a person (details supplied) to be collected from their home for the purposes of school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27294/16]
View answerSchool transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.
During the 2015/16 school year in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in approximately 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools annually throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres.
Bus Éireann has advised that the route of this service for the 2016/17 school year has been reviewed in the reorganisation of services and the child in question is being accommodated with a home collection.
