asked the Minister for Education if it is proposed to provide free transport for the children from St. John's Point attending Ballysaggart national school, County Donegal.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Ballysaggart (Donegal) National School.
State grants in aid of transport services for the conveyance of children to school can be made in cases where the average daily number conveyed is normally not less than ten. In order to be eligible for conveyance to school by a transport service a child should be between the ages of six and ten years and reside at least two miles from the nearest school, or be between the ages of ten and 14 years and reside not less than three miles from the nearest school.
According to particulars furnished to the Department it appears that there are only eight eligible children residing in St. John's Point area. None of these children, with the exception of one, has more than 2½ miles to travel to the school at Ballysaggart.
As the necessary conditions in regard to the maintenance of the requisite minimum average conveyed are not fulfilled, I regret that a grant-in-aid of a transport service in this case would not be warranted.