Martin Kenny
Ceist:81. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the annual spend on the school transport scheme between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28690/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 June 2023
81. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the annual spend on the school transport scheme between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28690/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year, over 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country.
There was an increase of 21% in tickets issued to eligible students and 38% increase in tickets issued on a concessionary basis in the 2022/23 school year compared to the 2021/22 school year.
In addition, school transport scheme services are being provided in the current school year for over 5,400 children who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine.
The total cost of the scheme in 2022 was €338.9m.
The annual spend on the School Transport Scheme between 2017 and 2022 as requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table below.
Year |
Amount |
2017 |
€188,534,596 |
2018 |
€200,275,020 |
2019 |
€219,200,274 |
2020 |
€224,791,246 |
2021 |
€289,511,731 |
2022 |
€338,893,122 |