School Transport
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-18
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Pat Buckley (SF), Cork East

Some of this is ironic. I have a reply to a parliamentary question in 2018, and much of the Minister's response is actually in it. The Minister mentioned a review. I am sure she is aware of the document "The East Cork Secondary School Crisis - A Profile of East Cork Population Demographics and Other Rationale". I do not know about her office but the Department definitely has a copy. It might be a handy addition to the steering group. I have three brief questions. Has she a date for when the review will be actually be carried out? How long will the families have to wait? Will it be ready for October 2021 and the enrolment of secondary school places?
I understand where the Minister is coming from but a common sense approach seems to be lacking here. The families are struggling and there is paperwork and more paperwork because someone in the Department cannot figure out that if one school is full, they should go to the other school.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-18