asked the Minister for Education why school transport fare-paying tickets, which were paid for last July, were not issued to three children of a person (name supplied) who are pupils of Cloneygowan National School, County Offaly.

It is not possible to authorise transport, either free or fare-paying for the three children in question, to Cloneygowan national school as it is not their nearest school. It is understood that there is no record of fares having been received in their regard.