Nearest school transport rule
The Deputy sought greater flexibility in school transport’s nearest-school rule, particularly for rural children; the Tánaiste confirmed that a review is under way.
On page 47 of its programme, the Government states that there were will be no closure of small schools across the country. I am concerned about school transport and the system called the "nearest school rule".
It has a negative impact, particularly on children in rural areas who cannot attend schools in their parishes. As a result of that and many other changes that were made under the value-for-money school transport review in 2010, the nearest school rule, charging and-----
Comment on this
I want to know if the system will be reviewed in order to open it up so there is more flexibility. This affects not only rural schools but also schools in towns which are full and where children cannot get buses to schools that are farther away.
