School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over €200m in 2018.
Bus Éireann has confirmed that the detail requested by the Deputy is as set out in the following table.
School Year
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No. of applicants (Including rollover applicants)
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No. of pupils that did not receive a ticket
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No. of eligible pupils that did not receive a ticket (due to late payment)
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No. of concessionary pupils that did not receive a ticket
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2019/20
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82
|
10
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0
|
10
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2018/19
|
78
|
23
|
1
|
22
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2017/18
|
81
|
36
|
1
|
35
|
2016/17
|
74
|
19
|
0
|
19
|
2015/16
|
60
|
39
|
1
|
38
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