We are seven weeks away from the start of the new school term and just five weeks after the payment closing date for school transport applications. Temporary alleviation measures were approved which allowed for the provision of additional school transport for post-primary students in Gowran, County Kilkenny last year. In Kilmore, County Wexford, we have approximately 102 students requesting school transport to secondary schools in Wexford town with just one bus. I am told by the Minister for Education that the school transport scheme is a demand-led scheme. I demand that the people of Kilmore, as well as those of Wellington Bridge, Marshalstown and Gorey, in County Wexford are met with the same respect and action afforded to people in County Kilkenny. Is there a county preference when it comes to the Government's responses for hard-working families trying to manage school runs and work? I ask the Taoiseach to confirm that school transport alleviation measures will be implemented in County Wexford before the end of August.

I thank Deputy Murphy for raising this matter and how it impacts people in Kilmore, Wellingtonbridge, Gorey, Marshalstown and other parts of her constituency. I am actually due to have a meeting on school transport today with relevant Ministers. I will specifically raise the issue of school transport alleviation support and revert to the Deputy directly.