Debate contribution: Dunseverick Primary School: Bus Service
Debate contribution by Mr Paul Givan on .
- MLA
- Mr Paul Givan
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 14 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Dunseverick Primary School: Bus Service
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5685698
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I thank the Member for raising that issue. He raised it with me over the summer, which is why I stated that the EA received additional applications and the particular issues around Dunseverick Primary School are under review. The Member raised the wider point of parents being notified of transport arrangements for their children. It may well be, as I have said, that not everyone applied for their transport when applying to get into the next school to which they will move. The review of costs associated with taxi provision has been ongoing, and there has been a re-tendering process for a lot of that work. I am not satisfied of the effectiveness of the Education Authority on the issue. There ought not to have been that number of children and parents left in the position of transport not being in place and secured for them. I formally communicated to the Education Authority that I am not satisfied with how it has handled the issue. My officials are engaged with the Education Authority to review how it got to that position.
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