Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1103. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of additional applicants received to date by Bus Éireann for school transport places since her announcement of the fees waiver; and the number that constitutes concessionary. [40834/22]
View answerSchool Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021.
Bus Éireann have provided the following tabular statement as requested by the Deputy which outlines the number of new mainstream applications received for the 2022/23 school year from 14/07/2022 to 24/07/2022 inclusive. It should be noted that these figures are subject to change as they may contain duplicate applications. The closing date for applications for school transport was 29th April 2022. Applications received after this date are considered late applications. Late applications and concessionary applications cannot be guaranteed a ticket for school transport services for the 2022/2023 school year.
|
Between July 14 & 24 |
Eligible |
Concessionary |
Total |
|
Primary |
779 |
1772 |
2551 |
|
Post-primary |
2662 |
2878 |
5540 |
|
Total |
3441 |
4650 |
8091 |
