Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
528. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated in relation to school transport for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21777/20]
View answer533. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated in relation to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21824/20]
View answer536. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated in relation to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21831/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 528, 533 and 536 together.
School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are 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 €219m in 2019.
Bus Eireann have confirmed that the child, to whom the Deputy refers to, is currently on a Special Educational Needs service from where he resides to the school that he is attending. The service is a 15 seater vehicle which caters for one other child and a school bus escort. This child is currently being offered transport within the guidelines of the school transport scheme.
