Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 January 2017
81. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school transport bus routes in operation, other than those for children with special educational needs and those availed of under the remote area grant, over each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3715/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraSchool transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.
Currently in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually.
Bus Éireann has been requested to forward the information directly to the Deputy.
