Brendan Griffin
Ceist:446. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education when a school transport grant payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23943/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 15 September 2020
Ceisteanna (446)
Freagraí scríofa
School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department.
In the 2019/2020 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over €219m in 2019.
The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school.
I am pleased to advise that a payment was made to the account of the parent referred to by the Deputy on 9th September 2020 toward the cost of private transportation of the child referred to in this case to the school they are attending.