Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2016
165. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills the exact number of decisions overturned by the school transport appeals office in his Department for the academic years 2015-16 and 2016-17, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28154/16]
View answerThe School Transport Appeals Board is independent of my Department.
The Deputy will be aware that the role of the Board is, broadly, to examine appeals against decisions made by, or on behalf of, the Department of Education and Skills regarding the provision of school transport services and/or grant-aid under the terms of the School Transport Schemes.
In 2015 and 2016 no appeals were overturned however, a number of appeals were referred by the Board to my Department's School Transport Section for clarification and/or further consideration arising from additional information which came to light during the appeals process.
The Programme for Government commits to reviewing the criteria and guidelines for the School Transport Appeals Board.
