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Niamh Smyth Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
272. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied) and address the concerns raised; if the new service mentioned can be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49715/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
274. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; if an arrangements can be put in place to ensure that eligible children in this area have access to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49734/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
279. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence regarding school transport (details supplied); if tickets will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49769/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
280. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine correspondence regarding school tickets for children (details supplied); if tickets will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49770/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
284. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine the operation of the school transport pilot scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49834/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
285. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the implementation of phase three of the Government’s 2024 school transport report, which recommends reducing distance eligibility criteria on mainstream schemes in stages to 2 kilometres for post-primary students from the 2025-26 school year, eliminating the nearest school rule, and maintaining existing routes w…
Michael Healy-Rae Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
292. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether concessionary Bus Éireann school bus ticket holders (details supplied) will be accommodated with permanent seats on school bus services if there is sufficient space for them to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49926/25]
Mark Wall Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
298. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline when a school bus ticket and route will be issued for a child (details supplied). [49974/25]
Emer Currie Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
307. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the application of a person (details supplied) to become a taxi driver under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50038/25]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
314. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in special schools in Cork who are sanctioned transport provision, but for whom a contract has not yet issued. [50238/25]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
315. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who previously had a contract for school transport in Cork for whom a contract is no longer available. [50239/25]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
316. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school transport contracts not renewed this year. [50240/25]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
317. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth when all children who need school transport in Cork will have access to same. [50241/25]
John Brady Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
323. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced on a school transport route (details supplied); the steps being taken by her Department to resolve the matter; and if she will confirm when will the route be operational again. [50277/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
324. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school transport service (details supplied); the reason for his Department's delay in sanctioning this service for tender; if the tender will be sanctioned and prioritised at the earliest opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50291/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
328. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the implementation of the school transport review; if her Department will prioritise schools and areas with ongoing eligibility and capacity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50330/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
329. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of concessionary ticket applications which were refused in 2025 to date on bus route 770 to Coláiste na Coiribe in Galway; the figure for each of the past five years, in tabular form; if a larger bus has been requested for this route and the outcome of that request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50331/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school bus tickets issued to children nationwide for the 2025/2026 school year for which no corresponding bus service was available. [50428/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
342. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school bus tickets issued to children in County Meath for the 2025/2026 school year for which no corresponding bus service was available. [50429/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Education
223. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence regarding school transport (details supplied); if she will issue tickets for the children concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49373/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Education
224. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school pick-up point; if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49393/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Education
226. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has engaged with Bus Éireann regarding the ongoing failure to secure a school transport provider for students at a school (details supplied); will she outline how her Department intends to support the resumption of this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49527/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Education
227. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered the use of smaller buses or local operators to bridge the gap in school transport provision for children at a school (details supplied); to confirm the timeline envisaged for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49528/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Education
228. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is coordinating with the Department of Education and Youth to ensure that children with additional needs do not lose out on schooling due to tendering failures or shortages of bus drivers; if either Department have an estimate of the number of children currently missing school or relying on private taxis due to…
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Education
229. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the correspondence regarding school transport (details supplied); if tickets for the children mentioned will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49534/25]