asked the Minister for Education the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been deprived of school transport.

The contractor's vehicle operating on the Ventry route had a licensed capacity to carry 20 school-children. However, the contractor recently changed vehicles and is now licensed to carry one additional child. As a result, Bus Éireann have confirmed that the child referred to by the Deputy, who may be carried only on a concessionary fare-paying basis, can be accommodated for the current school term.