Pa Daly
Ceist:193. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education when a pupil (details supplied) will receive their school bus ticket. [48929/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 5 October 2022
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Freagraí scríofa
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.
In July 2022, Government announced funding for the waiving of school transport scheme fees for the coming school year as part of a wider package of cost of living measures.
Ticket registration for the 2022/23 school year closed on 29 July by which time almost 130,000 applications/registrations were received for mainstream school transport. This figure includes 44,299 new applications as well as roll-overs from the previous school year.
I am pleased to advise that the pupil referred to by the Deputy is eligible under the terms of the scheme as they are attending their nearest school.
An application for transport was first received for this pupil on 30/08/2022 for the 2022/23 school year. A ticket was issued to this pupil on 03/10/2022.