550. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of school bus tickets (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61952/25]
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563. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a response will issue to correspondence from this Deputy regarding an application for a seat on a special needs school transport for a child in County Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62218/25]
111. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a bus will be available from Rathcore to a school (details supplied) given the demand has been demonstrated. [60274/25]
112. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will ensure that transport is arranged for (details supplied) as a matter of urgency, given that there is a proximate bus route with space available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60310/25]
114. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the additional pilot school bus schemes that have been introduced for the 2025/2026 school year. [60359/25]
115. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school children who do not currently have a ticket for school transport in both primary and post-primary in County Cork; his Department’s plans to rectify the situation in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60452/25]
24. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to the school transport pilot scheme, in particular in relation to the evaluation of 14 pilot projects undertaken in the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59700/25]
30. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to conduct a review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59398/25]
31. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth her proposals to address annual recurring chaos within the school transport scheme. [59475/25]
38. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he is aware that Bus Éireann is failing to respond to representations made by elected members and parents regarding special school transport. [51723/25]
61. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will implement the recommendations of the school transport review concerning lowering the minimum distance limits in relation to the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59604/25]
85. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ask her Department to urgently liaise with Bus Éireann to approve the extension of a school bus route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59738/25]
86. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the operation of the school transport scheme in view of the hundreds of children left without seats this term; and if she will commit to ensuring that no child is denied access to education due to where they live. [59601/25]
95. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on progress made to date in relation to the introduction of e-ticketing as part of the school transport scheme; if this will be introduced in the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59699/25]
649. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost associated with the school transport scheme for children with special educational needs; the daily costs associated with transporting children with special educational needs to special classes or special school settings from Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 13, and Dublin 17 in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025; and if…
669. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to improve school transport services for students travelling from a location to a school (details supplied); if she will consider the inclusion of the school in the next phase of the school transport pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58094/25]
670. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the review into the upper age limit for school transport drivers contracted by Bus Éireann; when changes to allow drivers over 70 years-of-age to continue transporting children to and from school are expected to take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58102/25]
681. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will consider including a location (details supplied) in the next phase of the school transport pilot scheme given the increasing population of the area; the timeframe for the next phase of this scheme; the criteria the area must meet to ensure inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58138/25]
690. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth is she aware of a refusal by the National Council for Special Education to facilitate an escort for children on their school transport bus to an ASD class at a school (details supplied); if she will ensure that an escort is provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58213/25]
754. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review a concessionary ticket application for school transport in the case of a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58701/25]
755. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review a concessionary ticket application for school transport in the case of a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58702/25]
756. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a bus will be provided for school transport for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58704/25]
810. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 21 October 2025, to provide a copy of the safety assessment report upon which they based their decision for the pick up point; her views on whether a distance of 3.3 kilometres from the child's house is an appropriate distance having regard to their own policy. [59076/25]
820. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address safety concerns regarding the transportation of children from a particular location to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59177/25]
832. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school bus ticket will be awarded to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59392/25]