Seán Sherlock
Question:126. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education when a special education transport grant will be paid to a person (details supplied). [51367/21]
View answerWednesday, 20 October 2021
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School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2020/21 school year over 114,100 children, including over 14,700 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €224.7m in 2020.
Under the terms of my Department’s School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs, children are eligible for school transport where they have special educational needs arising from a diagnosed disability and are attending the nearest recognised school/class that is resourced to meet their special educational needs. Eligibility is determined following consultation with the National Council for Special Education through its network of Special Education Needs Organisers (SENO).
The pupil referred to by the Deputy is not eligible for transport under the Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs as he is not attending the nearest recognised school/class that is resourced to meet his special educational needs.
The familly is advised that if there is additional relevant information in relation to the child's application for transport that was not submitted with original application they should make it available to the SENO to establish if there are grounds for reviewing the application.