Special needs pupil travelling 330km to school in taxis
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The Public Accounts Committee has heard that a child with special education needs is travelling 330km per day to and from school at a cost of over €109,000 per year.
The Public Accounts Committee has heard that a child with special education needs is travelling 330km per day to and from school at a cost of over €109,000 per year.
Bus Éireann's figures show that last year, 27% of its total cost for school transport went towards taxis for this purpose, at a cost of €143m.
The committee also heard that the cost of providing school transport went over budget by €96m last year.
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