Questions

484. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she plans to address the anomaly whereby a student does not qualify for school transport from Bus Éireann due to the fact that they must travel to a second level school further to the nearest second level school due to a lack of available school places in the nearest second level school; her views on whether this is penalising su…

485. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school transport service is unavailable for a school located in Newcastle, County Dublin (details supplied); if there are plans to instate a transport service when the premises opens; if not, the options for transport available to students living 3.2 km or more from this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28953/25]

503. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the distance to be eligible for the school transport scheme will be reduced to 2 km; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29075/25]

524. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration can be given to issuing new contracts for the School Transport Scheme without delay after the expiry of each term at the end of June; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29219/25]

558. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if assistance will be provided to a child (details supplied) who is trying to avail of school transport due to medical needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29589/25]

567. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will establish a school bus route for the 30-plus secondary-school children living in the Nenagh/Silvermines area travelling to Borrisoleigh daily. [29665/25]

593. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the maximum distance a child should need to travel for a school place to be considered appropriate. [29859/25]

669. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current position and the plans in place to allow persons aged 70 and over, subject to appropriate medical checks, to undertake school bus transport work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30461/25]

336. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is proposed to allow persons aged 70 and over, subject to appropriate medical checks, to undertake school transport work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28836/25]

337. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress to date in increasing the number of drivers available for school transport work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28837/25]

338. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence as regards a school transport service in Cavan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28888/25]

345. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 20 May 2025, if she will outline when the outcomes of the now completed review into the upper age limit of drivers, as it relates to larger vehicles-school buses, will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28486/25]

347. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a child could avail of a school bus service with a closer pickup point to their home (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28499/25]

348. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth when will the issue of bus drivers over the age of 70 be examined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28500/25]

352. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing additional support to help schools and special schools with the administrative burden of school transport for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28523/25]

356. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding or supports available to a school (details supplied) that does not meet the current criteria for school bus transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28539/25]

361. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to the inclusion of a school (details supplied) in the school transport scheme pilot projects for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28580/25]

362. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to advise on a matter raised in correspondence in relation to guidelines for school transport (details supplied); when she will implement revised guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28748/25]

187. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure that the bus route serving an area (details supplied) will reset the pick-up point; if her Department will undertake to engage with the parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27791/25]

191. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give certainty to staff and parents of a school (details supplied) by renewing and funding the private bus that was in operation this year for their new temporary location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27935/25]

224. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to changing a bus route servicing an area to a school (details supplied) to ensure that students can be picked up and dropped off at a location that is safer for them than the present designated point; if her Department will undertake to engage with the parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28…

290. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide information on the remote area grant including procedure for application and basis on which eligibility is assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27102/25]

292. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason children attending ASD pre-schools are not entitled to a special transport grant unlike those enrolled in ASD classes in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27104/25]

296. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine a matter relating to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason the school bus service that was scheduled to commence in September 2025 may now be delayed until 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27126/25]

301. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the assistance available to the parent of a child (details supplied) to access school transport or be financially assisted with the cost of fuel, so their child can continue to attend vital autism preschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27211/25]