Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1158. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education the number of applicants for school transport in each county in tabular form; the number who apply for a place on a school bus in which no service is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41570/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraSchool 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 information and tabular statement as requested by the Deputy. The figures within the number of applications field include all mainstream applications received including roll-over applications from the previous school years, closed applications, grant applications, concessionary no service applications, late eligible and concessionary applications.
The figures below for those where no service is available include roll-over applications from the previous school years and only includes pupils where there is no school transport service available from where they reside.
2021/2022 School Year
Number of mainstream applications and numbers of those where no service was available.
|
County |
Number of Applications |
Concessionary No Service |
Eligible No Service/Mainstream No Service Grant |
|
Carlow |
2663 |
22 |
16 |
|
Cavan |
4384 |
100 |
52 |
|
Clare |
4070 |
35 |
61 |
|
Cork |
18475 |
286 |
591 |
|
Donegal |
10675 |
96 |
129 |
|
Dublin |
3538 |
280 |
154 |
|
Galway |
11096 |
125 |
112 |
|
Kerry |
6051 |
34 |
84 |
|
Kildare |
6950 |
159 |
179 |
|
Kilkenny |
4253 |
61 |
33 |
|
Laois |
2047 |
90 |
94 |
|
Leitrim |
2312 |
24 |
17 |
|
Limerick |
5820 |
77 |
184 |
|
Longford |
2644 |
46 |
28 |
|
Louth |
4418 |
95 |
50 |
|
Mayo |
5856 |
35 |
73 |
|
Meath |
6371 |
157 |
156 |
|
Monaghan |
4143 |
19 |
16 |
|
Offaly |
3239 |
47 |
77 |
|
Roscommon |
2159 |
23 |
55 |
|
Sligo |
2414 |
34 |
16 |
|
Tipperary |
6181 |
58 |
104 |
|
Waterford |
3283 |
50 |
182 |
|
Westmeath |
3500 |
105 |
105 |
|
Wexford |
7123 |
91 |
153 |
|
Wicklow |
4351 |
72 |
93 |
|
Total |
138016 |
2221 |
2814 |
