School Transport
Dail Éireann — 2022-06-30
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

I believe that with adequate vision, we can deliver transformative change in school transport that will take a large number of cars off the road and save parents a significant amount of money. It is at this time of year that parents' attention turns to whether their children will qualify for the scheme and the attention of school communities turns to the issue of eligibility and concessionary places, which have always existed, attempts to establish new routes and so forth.
I urge the Minister to ensure that the school transport section in her Department is adequately resourced to ensure it is in a position to meet all the requests it receives. The Minister alluded to the review and its interim report, which led to the welcome proposal regarding second nearest schools. My understanding is that this review was due to be completed earlier this year. What is the timeline for the publication and implementation of the review?

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Sitting date: 2022-06-30