Debate contribution: Education Authority: Transport Policy

Debate contribution by Ms Emma Sheerin on 12 January 2026.

MLA: Ms Emma Sheerin
Party at the time: Sinn Féin
Date: 12 January 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Education Authority: Transport Policy
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5311436

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Minister, if you had listened correctly, you would have heard me asking you to address the wastage. A lot of the time, the problem is cost per journey. Following a request from a school in my constituency — St John Bosco Primary School in Ballynease — I recently wrote to your Department to ask about transport for swimming lessons. That school was advised to use the process form to apply for that transport but was told that there was no further availability. The school then had to pay privately at a cost of £220 for a half-an-hour round trip. After receiving a response from your Department, I was told to use the same booking form that the school had previously used. Will you look at that case to ensure that the pupils at St John Bosco in Ballynease are able to access swimming lessons as per the curriculum?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 1894/22-27.

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