School Transport
Seanad Éireann — 2023-04-27
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Joe O'Brien (GP), Dublin Fingal

I again thank the Senator for the opportunity to update the House on school transport for the current school year. I reiterate that all eligible pupils who applied on time this year have now been facilitated on board a service for the 2022-23 school year. In addition, there has been a 40% increase in the number of tickets issued to concessionary pupils for the current school year compared with tickets issued for the 2021-22 school year.
The Senator referred to a section of my response. I questioned the officials on that section. They stated that the words "in general" are important in that context. They can only give a general steer on eligibility because they do not have the specifics.

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Sitting date: 2023-04-27