Mother faces extra €400 cost for school bus [Independent.ie]
- Published: 27 June 2011
THEY are the ultimate borderline case. Kate Brosnan and her children live within sight of a new boundary for school transport that will mean an extra €400 a year in costs.
The mother of two faces a stark choice this September -- either she forks out for her children's school transport fees or gives up the job she loves.
Under proposed changes to the school transport scheme (STS) she will have to pay the €400 for her son and daughter to travel to Ardfert Central National School in Tralee, Co Kerry, by bus -- a service that was previously free to children attending amalgamated primary schools.
But from September, parents will have to contribute toward their children's school transport costs.
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