Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 January 2019
310. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided on medical grounds to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54248/18]
View answerSchool transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.
There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually.
School Transport Section of my Department has not received an application for school transport on medical grounds for the child referred to by the Deputy.
An application form is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.
