231 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if the situation in relation to an extension of a school bus transport service for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo which had been agreed previously but has been withdrawn will be investigated. [32280/06]

One of the main objectives of the School Transport Scheme is to provide a basic level of service for children who live long distances from school and who might otherwise experience difficulty in attending regularly. In general primary school transport routes are planned so that, as far as possible, no eligible pupil will have more than 2.4 kilometres to travel to a pick up point. The school transport service provided to the family referred to in the details supplied are within this guideline. My Department understands from Bus Éireann that an extension to the existing service is not feasible due to operational reasons.