Seán Sherlock
Question:321. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education when transport provisions will commence for a child (details supplied) with additional needs. [44762/22]
View answerWednesday, 14 September 2022
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The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 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 €289m in 2021.
The purpose of the School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children with special educational needs arising from a diagnosed disability.
Bus Éireann has advised that a service is due to commence on Monday 12th September for the pupil referred to by the Deputy. The family has been contacted directly to inform them.