Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
353. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a case (details supplied); if both reports by the school transport section and Bus Éireann will be supplied in order that an appeal can be heard at the next meeting of the board of appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37735/17]
View answerSchool transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.
During the 2016/17 school year almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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.
The School Transport Appeals Board, which is independent of my Department, will liaise directly with the families regarding the date that the appeals in question will be considered.
