Listen Back: St Bricin's students 'left in limbo' over promised bus service. "Some students are not attending school because they cannot afford to pay for the bus to get there."
That's according to Cavan Senator Pauline Tully who raised her concerns on the matter in the Seanad this week.
According to Senator Tully, there are 32 students enrolled in St Bricin's school in Belturbet; who live in Cavan town or its environs.
There are secondary schools in Cavan town but they are all full.
St Bricin's was led to believe that if there were ten students or more in this situation that the Department of Education and Youth would sanction a school bus from Cavan town to St Bricin's College to bring these students. Despite this, students have been left in limbo and "do not know" whether this bus is going to be sanctioned. At the moment, if students can afford it, they are paying for a private bus, which costs €50 week per student.
Jodie Curran spoke with Senator Tully who is calling for this matter to be addressed urgently:
