416 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some pupils for whom school transport tickets have been purchased seldom or never actually use the school bus service and that school bus seats which are consequently vacant cannot be availed of by pupils from outside a catchment area even if they have no alternative transport to school; her views on introducing a system whereby spare capacity arising from non-use of the school bus system by qualified pupils who have purchased tickets can be allocated on an ad hoc basis to concessionary pupils who wish to avail of the school bus service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23370/07]

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416 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some pupils for whom school transport tickets have been purchased seldom or never actually use the school bus service and that school bus seats which are consequently vacant cannot be availed of by pupils from outside a catchment area even if they have no alternative transport to school; her views on introducing a system whereby spare capacity arising from non-use of the school bus system by qualified pupils who have purchased tickets can be allocated on an ad hoc basis to concessionary pupils who wish to avail of the school bus service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23370/07]

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