Primary school transport charges set to double [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 07 November 2011
SCHOOL transport charges for primary school children will be doubled in the budget under plans being considered by the Government.
Annual charges are set to rise from €50 to €100 for individual children. The maximum charge where more than one child from a family uses transport services will also double from €110 to €220.
Rural families will be hit hardest by the measures, which will only scrape an estimated €2 million off the annual €178m school transport costs met by the Department of Education.
Junior Education Minister Ciaran Cannon faced a backlash from parents earlier this year when he drove ahead with the previous administration’s plans to introduce primary school transport charges and cut back on routes.
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