PQ 1357
1357. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has considered, or intends to consider, amending the eligibility criteria for the school transport scheme to recognise county boundaries, alongside ethos and language of instruction, when determining a pupil’s nearest suitable school for transport eligibility; and if she will outline the policy rationale for the current position. [57935/26]
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1357. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has considered, or intends to consider, amending the eligibility criteria for the school transport scheme to recognise county boundaries, alongside ethos and language of instruction, when determining a pupil’s nearest suitable school for transport eligibility; and if she will outline the policy rationale for the current position. [57935/26]
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