204. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education in order to alleviate the shortage of primary school places in Portlaoise, that the transport section of her Department would provide transport by minibus to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16470/25]
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434. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education if she will work with Bus Éireann to amend the rules to allow drivers over 70 years-of-age to continue to drive school buses, subject to annual medical examinations, to help alleviate the shortage of school bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16558/25]
435. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when a school transport appeal decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16559/25]
473. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a school bus ticket for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16644/25]
488. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education the reason bus drivers over the age of 70 cannot operate on school bus routes that are contracted to Bus Éireann; if the National Transport Authority has the authority to set policy in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16819/25]
489. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the average number of busses in the Bus Éireann school fleet for Tipperary specifically in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [16876/25]
496. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education the number of children carried on school buses entirely comprising concessionary tickets due to the change in school transport scheme policy for all schools in counties Wicklow and Wexford, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16943/25]
497. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education the changes planned for the 2025-2026 school year regarding the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16944/25]
518. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education her assessment that school transportation be legally required to ensure appropriate supervision in an effort to prevent bullying. [17289/25]
532. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of a school transport scheme for a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17382/25]
533. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of a school transport scheme for children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17384/25]
552. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the options available for a child (details supplied) to get to school where there is no Bus Éireann school service available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17491/25]
567. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of transporting children with additional needs to special classes or special school settings from Dublin 2 in each of the academic years commencing 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [17607/25]
568. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of transporting children with additional needs to special classes or special school settings from Dublin 4 in each of the academic years commencing 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [17608/25]
569. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of transporting children with additional needs to special classes or special school settings from Dublin 6 in each of the academic years commencing 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [17609/25]
570. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of transporting children with additional needs to special classes or special school settings from Dublin 6W in each of the academic years commencing 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [17610/25]
571. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of transporting children with additional needs to special classes or special school settings from Dublin 8 in each of the academic years commencing 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [17611/25]
572. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of transporting children with additional needs to special classes or special school settings from Dublin 12 in each of the academic years commencing 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [17612/25]
215. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education the reason parents of children attending a school (details supplied) were not informed of the route change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16358/25]
219. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the response issued to the parents of a pupil (details supplied); if she will consider removing the nearest school criteria so that pupils are not locked out of school transport for attending other schools that better meet their needs but are not their closest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16400/25]
220. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education how the school bus route in the Castlecomer/Muckalee, County Kilkenny area which has been established for a long period of time has suddenly been changed without any notice to parents (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16401/25]
223. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education to commit to ensuring that all buses in the school transport schemes for primary schools provide a bus escort to ensure the safety, supervision, and well-being of young children during their journey to and from school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16434/25]
367. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a place on a school bus route will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15045/25]
371. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education if Bus Éireann will issue school bus tickets for the existing school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15072/25]
380. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education when school transport will be made available to two students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15098/25]