Concerns over school bus tickets for children in medical card system
Parents of school children in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal have expressed concern in relation to the School Bus Tickets to being provided to Children who are applying through the medical card system. Owing to the cybersecurity attack on the HSE systems recently, Bus Éireann have been unable to offer the…
School transport grants available
Children who are eligible but not availing of school transport for the 2020/2021 term can claim a grant for private transport. The grant is calculated based on the distance from a school and is worth a maximum of €5.10 per day. It will be paid at the end of the…
Gormley calls on TDs to ensure retention of local school bus service in the long term
A South Sligo councillor is calling on local TDs to ensure that the school bus route for pupils from Bunninadden and Killavil to Tubbercurry is retained into the future. The call comes from Independent Councillor Margaret Gormley after confirmation today that the route will remain for the coming school year.…
Friday is deadline to apply for school transport
This Friday is the deadline for receipt of applications for the school transport scheme. It provides transport to pupils who live 3.2 kilometres from primary school and 4.8 kilometres from post-priamry school. Sligo Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says a recurring problem with the scheme is that pupils who are…
School bus and railway services may come under threat
School bus and railway services will come under threat if industrial action goes ahead following the breakdown in talks between Bus Eireann and trade unions. SIPTU and the NBRU had been meeting with officials from the semi-state company in an attempt to resolve a pay dispute. In a statement Bus…
Children at risk of losing their place on the school bus
One in five school children could lose their place on the school bus as vehicles are getting down sized. The Irish Independent reports that ‘concessionary’ ticket holders would lose out, because they only get a place if there are spare seats on the bus. That could mean that 22 thousand…