It is that time of year again. The school transport deadline is this Friday. I welcome the enhanced programme we have run since Covid began. We have extended the programme. I also welcome that the extension for the eligibility, from closest to second closest school, is to be maintained in this year's programme. However, the full review is not complete and will not be complete in time for September's intake. It will allow anomalies, such as the lack of a school bus, for example, from Watergrasshill to Fermoy, persisting and leaving 50 children without the opportunity to get on a bus every morning to go to school. In light of the review not being fully complete, will temporary consideration be given to routes where a demand or business case can be made to populate a route or prove its viability?

I thank the Deputy. We have made a lot of progress on school transport in recent years. We reduced the cost considerably for parents, which has been very welcome, particularly in rural areas, and increasing numbers of children now qualify for school transport.

I did not realise the deadline was Friday. It is that time of year again already. I imagine many constituency offices will be very busy. What I will do with the Deputy's suggestion is make sure the Minister, Deputy Foley, is aware of it and perhaps have her contact the Deputy directly and engage on it in that way.