1198. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being implemented to ensure that the school bus services are in full operation in all areas for the start of the 2026-2027 school year, considering the significant disruptions during the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55975/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| 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 | 2,628 | 1,479 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 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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1199. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of mainstream school bus tickets that have been issued for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55976/26]
1200. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in County Wexford with additional needs who require but have yet to receive an offer of an appropriate school place for September 2026, based on her most recent meeting with the National Council for Special Education; the date of same; the measures she is taking to ensure that every child with additional needs has an appropri…
1201. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on existing school building projects in Dublin and Wexford which are not yet approved; the current stage of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55978/26]
1202. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure that school bus tickets are issued in advance of the commencement of the 2026-2027 school year; the steps being taken to avoid a recurrence of the delays and capacity issues experienced last year, which resulted in eligible children being left without transport or unable to access existing routes; and if she will …
1203. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to provide certainty to families in advance of the commencement of the 2026-2027 school year regarding school transport allocations and charges; the steps being taken to ensure that families receive timely confirmation of school bus placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55980/26]
1204. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on pupil to teacher ratios of classrooms in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55981/26]
1205. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education teachers and SNAs allocated to schools in County Wexford for the past three years; the increases that have been requested; and the further increases planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55982/26]
1206. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the implementation of the school transport review; the measures she is taking to ensure every child who wants a place on their local school bus receives one for this September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55983/26]
1207. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Wexford who have applied for a special school or special class place for the 2026-2027 school year who have yet to be offered an appropriate placement; the measures being taken to ensure that every child has an appropriate school place before the commencement of the new school year; and if she will make a statement on the …
1208. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the 4.8km eligibility criterion for school transport (details supplied); the steps she will take to ensure students who live just inside the distance threshold are not unfairly excluded from a service that supports working families and contributes to climate objectives by reducing car journeys; and if she will make a statement on…
1209. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned at decisions made for SNA allocations which are not meeting need in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55986/26]
1210. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Wexford without special school transport for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55987/26]
1211. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the €20 million Youth Fund. [56011/26]
1212. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the 1.5% local bargaining pay increase and improved leave arrangements were made conditional on accepting the wider SNA Workforce Development Plan; and the reason members were asked to vote on these as separate questions if one could not be implemented without the other. [56092/26]
1213. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department intends to permanently withhold the negotiated 1.5% pay increase and leave provisions; and if not, if they will respect the distinct outcome of the local bargaining ballot. [56093/26]
1214. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to returning to meaningful negotiations with an organisation (details supplied) immediately to separate pay adjustments from wider contractual overhauls. [56094/26]
1215. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the concrete steps her Department will take to ensure that the genuine concerns of the 60% of SNAs who voted "no" in a recent ballot are actively listened to and resolved, rather than dismissed. [56095/26]
1216. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school transport application for a child (details supplied); whether a decision has been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56098/26]
1217. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the incremental credit that a primary teacher post-1995 has received for work abroad can be superannuated on retirement for pension purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56131/26]
1218. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that the redevelopment of a school (details supplied) will be delivered in a way that will accommodate co-education provision in the future. [56147/26]
1219. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pre-fab classrooms per national school in Dublin west; and the number of children per school. [56148/26]
1220. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has received an EWS application to repair burst pipes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56151/26]
1221. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the supports that were committed to be delivered for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied); if the supports have all been delivered; if not, when they will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56154/26]
1222. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56158/26]