177. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her plans to expand capacity on school bus transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39682/26]
Topics / School Transport
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Transport
1,013 questions from 118 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,006 written, 7 oral
118
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| February 2025 | 35 |
| March 2025 | 48 |
| April 2025 | 78 |
| May 2025 | 44 |
| June 2025 | 36 |
| July 2025 | 66 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 153 |
| October 2025 | 34 |
| November 2025 | 53 |
| December 2025 | 22 |
| January 2026 | 47 |
| February 2026 | 37 |
| March 2026 | 38 |
| April 2026 | 45 |
| May 2026 | 41 |
| June 2026 | 37 |
| July 2026 | 54 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 68 |
| October 2026 | 61 |
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180. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the implementation of the school transport review; and specifically, the steps taken to date to reduce the distance criteria for eligibility under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40724/26]
232. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered a roll-out of the safe routes to school initiative to all schools as opposed to the onerous grant application; if he has considered the expansion to secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40990/26]
324. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assist in addressing a school transport booking issue for the 2026-27 academic year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40880/26]
81. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received for the school transport scheme for the 2026-2027 school year for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40370/26]
526. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the distance limits for school transport will be reduced as stated in the school transport strategic review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38715/26]
566. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing inequality of access to education for children living on Inishbofin island; if her Department will review the current transport arrangements and education supports for island children and ensure they provide genuine equality of access in practice; if she will ensure that existing supports adequately r…
585. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review an application (details supplied) for school transport. [39532/26]
630. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for limiting the recent extension of the upper age limit for drivers operating under the school transport scheme to certain categories of drivers only; if consideration has been given to extending similar arrangements to drivers working with community and disability transport providers supporting school transport services, including orga…
251. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schemes exist to cover taxi services to preschools for children with additional needs; the way in which parents can access this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38492/26]
353. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 6 May 2026, to state plainly the circumstances where passenger service vehicles that do not fall under the scope of supports provided by the NTA or DEY may be eligible for support under the RTSS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37010/26]
472. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth in conjunction with the Minister for Transport, if she recognises that expanding school transport provision for a school (details supplied) would significantly reduce traffic volumes at the school gate; and whether this aligns with Safe Routes to School, Road Safety Strategy and Green Schools objectives promoting reduced car dependency at schools. [3…
504. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school transport ticket can be processed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37137/26]
521. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a new bus route will be considered (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37343/26]
522. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently intervene in a case (details supplied) and allow for school transport to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37348/26]
533. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of school transport in an area will be addressed (details supplied) and allow for school transport in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37590/26]
538. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address a matter (details supplied) and allow for school transport in the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37667/26]
568. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school transport route is being considered for students attending a school from surrounding areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37928/26]
93. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of ongoing concerns about school transport access, to provide a county-by-county breakdown for 2025 of the number of primary and post-primary pupils unable to secure school transport; the number of concessionary tickets issued; the number of children in IPAS accommodation provided with school transport; the number of vacant seats on services…
578. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications her Department has received for the school transport scheme from County Meath as of Tuesday 5 May 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34408/26]
586. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on applications under the Bus Éireann school transport scheme for pupils attending a school (details supplied); to confirm whether the Department has assessed supporting documentation, confirming that places were unavailable when these pupils sought enrolment; to clarify whether, where ten or more pupils are deemed eligible, co…
205. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if the RTSS is open to private commercial passenger transport operators, whose work consists of privately contracted school runs (details supplied); where or to whom will such operators apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33438/26]
340. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether a designated email account (details supplied) remains active and monitored for correspondence from public representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32164/26]
341. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average response time for correspondence received through the designated email account (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [32165/26]
342. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of emails received through the designated email account (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 remained unanswered after ten working days and after 20 working days. [32166/26]