Over 50 appeals have been lodged to the School Transport Appeals Board so far this year in the Shannonside region
According to figures from the Department of Education, parents and guardians in Leitrim have lodged the most appeals in the region.
The School Transport Scheme provides free school transport to primary and secondary school children. To be eligible for the scheme, primary school children need to live 3.2km or more away from their school or 4.8km or more if they're in secondary school. Over 130,000 applications were made to the scheme by the time applications closed in July of this year. Due to the high volume of applications, many were left without a place on a school bus or having their applications rejected.
A decision can be appealed to the School Transport Appeals Board if a person is unhappy. So far, 27 appeals have been lodged in Leitrim, the most in the region. Roscommon has 19 appeals active while Longford has 11. Parents/Guardians in Galway have lodged the most appeals to the board at 187.
Nationally, 1,389 appeals have been made to the appeals board so far.
