Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2020
466. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education the number of post-primary school transport ticket holders in County Kildare for each academic year since 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35200/20]
View answerSchool Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 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 €219m in 2019.
The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school.
As requested by the Deputy, Bus Éireann has confirmed the number of post-primary school transport ticket holders in County Kildare for each acedemic year from 2016 to date and this information is outlined in the table below.
|
School Year |
The number of Post Primary school transport ticket holders in County Kildare |
|
2016/17 |
2,672 |
|
2017/18 |
2,712 |
|
2018/19 |
2,862 |
|
2019/20 |
2,965 |
|
2020/21 |
2,785 |
