Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 April 2017
134. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a school bus service from Dooradoyle to Mungret for persons attending a school (details supplied) which is being relocated from its current location in Dooradoyle to Mungret; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18442/17]
View answerSchool transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.
Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually.
Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language.
Applications for children wishing to avail of school transport to the new school in Mungret should be made online at www.buseireann.ie before the last Friday in April 2017.
The terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme are applied equitably on a national basis.
