259. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the school transport scheme for post-primary schools from 2020 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form. [70531/26]
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| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,585 | 1,436 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,499 | 162 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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260. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the school transport scheme for primary schools from 2020 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form. [70530/26]
261. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the school transport scheme from 2020 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form. [70528/26]
262. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated additional funding her Department would receive if school transport tickets increased by 10%, 15% and 20%, in tabular form. [70545/26]
263. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount raised from school transport fees, broken down by primary and secondary school, per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70544/26]
264. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus escorts hired to support special education transport, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70542/26]
265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average number of students carried per vehicle school transport scheme routes, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70541/26]
266. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average vehicle size used on school transport scheme routes, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70540/26]
267. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students availing of concessionary school transport tickets, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70539/26]
268. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students availing of the special transport grant, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70538/26]
269. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students availing of the school transport scheme, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70536/26]
270. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of Bus Éireann owned vehicles versus private contractors on school transport routes, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70535/26]
271. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the process involved between deciding a school needs additional modular accommodation, to delivering it; the measures that are being taken to reduce the length of time for this process while retaining good governance. [70525/26]
272. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the school transport scheme for post-primary school from 2020 to date, broken down per year, in tabular form. [70534/26]
273. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the special education school transport scheme for post-primary school from 2020 to date, broken down per year, in tabular form. [70533/26]
274. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new modular building will be delivered to a school (details supplied); and if this will be expedited. [70524/26]
275. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that applied for the school transport scheme once the portal re-opened in July 2026. [70522/26]
276. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average cost of contracts issued as part of the school transport scheme to provide a 8, 16, 32, 45, 53, 60 and a 70 seater bus. [70521/26]
277. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus routes that are operated directly by Bus Éireann buses and Bus Éireann drivers, by county, in tabular form. [70520/26]
278. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of contracts issued to private bus companies by Bus Éireann as part of the school transport scheme annually. [70519/26]
279. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mechanisms in place with Bus Éireann to ensure children who have obtained a ticket for a bus are availing of the school transport scheme service on a frequent basis. [70518/26]
280. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children approved for the school transport scheme that were eligible and the number that were concessionary, by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [70517/26]
281. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that paid for tickets online and on time as part of the school transport scheme; and the number that were outside of the timeframe. [70516/26]
282. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the school transport scheme for children with special educational needs from 2020 to 2025. [70515/26]
283. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with special educational needs benefitting from the school transport scheme, by county; and the type of transport used in these cases. [70514/26]