62. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the progress made to date in advancing reforms to the school transport scheme, and specifically, in the removal of the nearest school criteria; whether additional pilot programmes will be undertaken in 2026/2027; how routes will be selected for any additional pilot programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29095/26]
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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74. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify how routes are selected for inclusion in the pilot programmes being implemented under the reforms to the school transport scheme; the role Bus Éireann plays in this process; and whether County Cork routes are to be included in the next phase of the pilot programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29096/26]
96. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current school transport funding provisions for special schools in County Mayo; if she will conduct a funding review to identify any gaps that require schools to fundraise themselves for essential services, such as school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29126/26]
107. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase capacity on school transport to meet demand/need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27850/26]
87. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the process and responsible parties for ensuring that appropriate safety measures, including clinically recommended restraint or harness systems, are put in place for a child (details supplied) with additional needs who has been removed from school transport on safety grounds; the reason for delays in securing clinical assessment a…
88. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1454 of 14 March 2026, if she will review the correspondence received in relation to a school transport application (details supplied); if she will engage further with Bus Éireann regarding the feasibility of providing a service in the area given local demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28788/…
92. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific analysis her Department has carried out on the decision by Bus Éireann to double school transport fees for the 2026-2027 academic year; if she has examined the disproportionate impact this increase will have on working families who have no alternative transport options; if she accepts the widespread concern being expressed by parents that…
111. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to support private bus and coach operators in the provision of school transport in rural regions in light of the cost of fuel crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29119/26]
477. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Bus Éireann buses on the school transport system that are eight-seater buses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27898/26]
482. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will revisit the recent decision to increase the maximum driving age for minibus drivers to 72 years, specifically in relation to 12 and 14-seater vehicles; and if she will consider extending similar provisions to these larger minibuses in line with the recent announcement permitting drivers over the previous age limit to operate eight-seater…
484. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount by which the fees for school transport have increased; if she will instruct her officials not to pass on any increase to parents until the current fuel crisis has abated; if not, the measures she will enact to protect families from increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27994/26]
532. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school bus service will be provided for students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28596/26]
545. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) whose children have been deemed ineligible for school transport; if she will clarify the criteria used to determine the nearest school for the purposes of eligibility; the reason concessionary tickets issued cannot be used in conjunction with medical cards; and if she will make a statement on …
213. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 22 February 2024, if her Department will provide the precise information that was requested, namely the euro amounts of net surplus cash derived from school transport by Bus Éireann that auditors and directors categorised as profit in the profit and loss account and cash flow statement for each of the year…
221. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the total annual revenue received by Bus Éireann for school transport; the amounts paid by her Department to Bus Éireann and by the customers for the years 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27762/26]
252. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether school transport can be supplied for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27632/26]
254. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the School Transport 2030 review including progress made towards implementation of the recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27642/26]
1226. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available for special schools with regard to funding for transport for students to and from the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23655/26]
1228. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support coach operators who are increasingly unable to meet the costs of delivering the school transport scheme due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23669/26]
1231. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth when changes will be made to the distance requirements for school transport applications, namely to reduce eligibility criteria to 1 km for primary and 2 km for post-primary students. [23751/26]
1381. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in County Meath who have availed of the school transport scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date 2026; the available capacity for the year 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25264/26]
1424. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the increase in school transport fees announced by Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25604/26]
1434. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of primary school students, post-primary students and the total number of families, using the school transport scheme in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25709/26]
1445. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to review school transport contracts for contracted operators in light of the significant increase in fuel costs and the fact that many contracts are now years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25854/26]
1453. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns regarding the increase in school bus fees, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25980/26]