Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-09-21
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Bernard Durkan (FG), Kildare North

I hesitate to again raise the issue of school transport, particularly given that the Minister has very helpfully and correctly waived charges for eligible students. A couple of problems remain, however, in respect of the logistics for students with concessionary tickets. In some cases, there is room on a bus but students cannot be carried for some reason I am unaware of. In other cases, parents are willing to pay and have no problem doing so. There is a need here to try to accommodate people as best we can, particularly because both parents must now work. The possibility of a parent having to give up work or a student having to withdraw from education is something we should try to avert. Can we do something to assist these students?

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Sitting date: 2022-09-21