Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 May 2019
64. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to correspondence of 7 May 2019 regarding an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21241/19]
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.
The child in question is not eligible for school transport under the terms of this scheme as he is not attending the nearest school that is resourced to meet his special educational needs.
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 may be appealed to the School Transport Appeals Board.
The School Transport Section of my Department has advised an Appeal has not been submitted for the child referred to by the Deputy.
Appeals may be made on-line at www.schooltransportappeals.ie or by downloading an Appeals Form from the Department’s website at www.education.ie and posting it to the School Transport Appeals Board, c/o Department of Education and Skills, Tullamore, Co. Offaly R35 Y2N5.
Details of the School Transport Appeals Board is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.
