40% School Transport Charge Hikes Unlikely To Be Reversed - Callan
Will charges increase for local students again after Easter?
West Gate Fine Gael Representative, Kevin Callan has said that the hike in school transport charges is unlikely to be reversed despite some evidence that they are causing hardship. Information obtained by Mr. Callan shows that school transport charges increased from 33Euro to 46Euro per term for local students in the junior cycle and from 51Euro to 71Euro per term for students in the senior cycle.
“That school charges have been hiked by 40% highlights just how little regard there is for the financial strain such a massive increase will put on families in Drogheda”. “Obviously, with increases in the cost of providing school transport and charges being held constant over a period of time, there may very well be a need to increase charges. However, I would like to know how Minster Mary Hanafin can justify such a massive increase in one go”.
“The Education Department says that revised charges will be introduced at Easter to 'reflect increases in the cost of providing school transport'. Does this mean that further increases are on the way”. The Minister must not only specify why the 40% hike was brought in but also whether further rises are on the way.
“It seems clear that there is no intention of reversing this enormous increase and that further hikes may be on the way. It is to the detriment of families that his is the case”.
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