106. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if students are eligible for the school transport scheme if they are attending their second next school following the school transport review. [74936/26]
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53. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for the school transport scheme, by county, for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years; the number of applicants in Cork county that applied for the scheme on time for 2026-2027; the number of applicants for special school transport; the changes that will occur for September 2027 compared to September 2026 in relation t…
868. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 28 May 2026, to outline the number of applications received per county for the school transport scheme for the 2026-27 school year, in tabular form. [42775/26]
118. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications made for the school transport scheme for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40789/26]
17. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional transport to school routes will be considered for Cork east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29171/26]
360. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on school transport for a student with special educational needs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65304/25]
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]
542. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current policy on the eligibility of persons aged 70 years and over to drive school transport buses; her plans to revise this policy to allow persons aged 70 years and over to continue to work as school bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48645/25]
131. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 May 2025, the position regarding the school transport pilot scheme; if the scheme will be extended beyond the 14 schools from the 2024/2025 school year; if the students in this pilot project from last year will be granted eligible tickets for the 2025/26 school year instead of concessionary tickets; an…
430. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider correspondence (details supplied) around the school transport scheme grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32325/25]
101. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications who have been paid on time of the total tickets for school transport ahead of the 2025-26 school year; the number of these applications who have been classified as being eligible for tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31314/25]
129. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 May 2025, if she will provide an update on her Department’s plan to publish a timeline for these pilot projects; if her Department has instructed Bus Éireann to change concessionary tickets to eligible tickets following pilot projects being completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31…
330. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the schools that were included in the 14 pilot projects for the school transport scheme in the 2024-2025 school year; if she will confirm the timeline when the findings of these projects will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23233/25]
186. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the school transport scheme; the number of applications currently in the system from Cork county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17184/25]
381. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the findings of the establishment of the pilot scheme from the school transport scheme review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9378/25]
382. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider the abolishment of the ‘nearest school’ rule ahead of the 2025/26 school year; if her Department will consider the ‘central/closed school’ rule which allows busses to pick up children within their parish boundary rather than ‘nearest school’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9379/25]