Seán Sherlock
Ceist:289. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of appeals on file for school transport by county, in tabular form. [6243/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 13 February 2024
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Freagraí scríofa
The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country.
The total cost of the scheme in 2023 was €382.02m.
Decisions made by, or on behalf of, the Department of Education regarding the provision of school transport services and/or grant-aid under the terms of the School Transport Schemes may be appealed to the School Transport Appeals Board.
The School Transport Appeals Board is independent of my Department and the Board liaise directly with appellants when their appeal is due for consideration. The role of the Board is to ensure that the terms of the School Transport Scheme are applied correctly.
Currently there are a total of 110 appeals awaiting consideration, of which 27 are awaiting reports for the Board, and 83 are with the Board for their deliberation. The breakdown of the 110 appeals by County is as follows;
|
COUNTY |
WITH BOARD |
AWAITING REPORT FOR BOARD |
|
CORK |
12 |
3 |
|
DONEGAL |
2 |
1 |
|
DUBLIN |
4 |
1 |
|
GALWAY |
7 |
1 |
|
KERRY |
1 |
0 |
|
KILDARE |
8 |
3 |
|
KILKENNY |
1 |
1 |
|
LAOIS |
4 |
0 |
|
LEITRIM |
2 |
0 |
|
LIMERICK |
1 |
1 |
|
LONGFORD |
2 |
0 |
|
LOUTH |
3 |
0 |
|
MAYO |
2 |
0 |
|
MEATH |
4 |
3 |
|
MONAGHAN |
2 |
0 |
|
OFFALY |
1 |
5 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
0 |
2 |
|
SLIGO |
3 |
1 |
|
TIPPERARY |
5 |
1 |
|
WATERFORD |
3 |
0 |
|
WESTMEATH |
3 |
0 |
|
WEXFORD |
7 |
3 |
|
WICKLOW |
6 |
1 |
|
TOTAL APPEALS AWAITING CONSIDERATION |
83 |
27 |